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1. I writing, a rule or guideline that is accepted as true and correct
2. A meeting, conference, or assembly, usually of people with a common interest
3. rule
4. the most widely accepted view |
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1. Agreement, harmony, being one (accord)
2. In writing, all of the elements and parts working together to produce an effect of agreement |
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1. Stress, weight, or importance placed on something
2. In speech, special stress on a word or syllable |
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1. To show difference [v]
2. Unlikeness [n]
3. In art, the degree of dark versus light |
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| 1. A syntactical structure that omits conjunctions in a series; the result is more rapid prose; the "opposite" of polysyndeton |
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| 1. Inference or suggestion that is naturally understood |
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1. Juxtaposition
2. In grammar, a noun phrase is placed after another noun phrase to change or clarify its meaning |
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1. Diverse, miscellaneous (assorted)
2. Put together or coming from a number of sources and styles
3. Not following one system |
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1. Exact and factual (honest, unembellished); only focusing on the clear and overt meaning of words, not paying heed to elements that add deeper shades of meaning to a text
2. No exaggeration or inaccuracy |
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| 1. Deduction or conjecture based on information' what is surmised or cuncluded |
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1. Having a cause; coming from another
2. Fundamental or underlying
3. In grammar, the since and because are causal words implying a connection of consequence |
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| 1. Likeness, sameness (resemblance) |
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| 1. In one sentence, using the same word in two different meanings; a key word is repeated with a different meaning each time |
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1. Two groups or more working together (coalition, union)
2. Agreement (treaty) |
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| 1. Difference between things which ought to be the same (inconsistency) |
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| 1. Difference or large inequality between things with degree that is measurable, such as age, rank, or wages |
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1. Imposed duty [adj]
2. Holding a position [adj]
3. Person who holds an office [n]
4. Resting or lying on [adj] |
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| 1. Unavoidable, certain to happen, to be expected (predictable) |
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1. Strong belief, firm belief (assurance)
2. The act or state of convincing
3. In legal realms, a guilty sentence |
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| 1. A trusting spirit of friendship, companionship, solidarity |
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| 1. Not lasting, temporary, transient; not fixed (brief, fleeting) |
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1. Shortened by being but off (abridged)
2. In verse, lacking the right number of syllables to make the verse correct in its meter |
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| Virtuoso/Virtuosic (n/adj) |
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1. An artist with extremely high skill [n]
2. High-level ability [adj] |
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