mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up

Ex. Teachers occasionally (continually) posess inexorability with the amount of work and pressure they place on their students.

something that refrains a person from doing something

Ex. The man's inhibition kept him from eating yet another slice of cake. 

devoid of freshness or originality

Ex. The banality of everyday life.

a conclusion, event, statement, etc... that is much less eventful than it was intended to be

Ex. Most children's books have dreadfully anticlimactic endings. 

any small, pleasing picture or view

Ex. The intricate vignette painted on the girl's hope chest was breathtaking. 

an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to him/herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present

Ex. The numerous soliloquies in Romeo and Juliet enhance the play that much more. 

absolutely necessary or required

Ex. It is imperative for you to turn in your schedule form by this Friday.

directly opposed or contrasted

Ex. There are a few students who are simply antithetical; it seems as though they'll never fit in with their obscure opinions.

something used to represent something else

Ex. The lives of AP students are roller coasters, metaphorically speaking, of course.

not accurate

Ex. The fallibility of the document was laughable. 

juxtaposition of two unlike ideas used in conjunction

Ex. It was the beginning of the end.

secretive, unsuspecting

Ex. And instead of sneaking up on his brother with stealth tactics, he sneaks away from them.

gradual, steady increase in loudness or force

Ex. His voice rises, a crescendo of persuasion, alclaration for the cause.

to meditate or ponder

Ex. "The Thinker" is a sculpture famous for its ruminative demeanor.

infinite knowledge

Ex. None but God are completely omniscient.

an opinionated thought or idea

Ex. Rather than grade essays fairly, the AP World History teacher practices intense subjectivity.

something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury

Ex. The needle was a menace, and I was scared out of my boots.

two unlike words placed in conjunction

Ex. Giant shrimp

Cruel kindness

To make haste slowly

having no moral standards, restraints, or principles

unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong

Ex. Yet it would be wrongheaded to get worked up over the apparent amorality or violence in the hot gengre picture of the moment. 

when the subject is the "receiver" of the action

Ex. The bone was eaten by Peggy.

the rightness of principle or conduct, moral values

Ex. Other than some kind of rational assessment, what can one invoke here that is not already indebted to reason for its own rectitude?

any general business activity

Ex. Without industry, our high technology world would cease to exist. 

an act or instance of placing close together or side by side especially for comparison or contrast

Ex. Cruel kindness: it's a juxtaposition that accurately reflects his personality

an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent

an added part; addition

Ex. The last part of the legend is a later accreation.

informal, casual, esp. in conversation

Ex. Fridays at work are generally colloquial. 

The job interview was more colloquial than I was expecting. 

when an author addresses the person to whom he/she is referring

Ex. You fought the captain of the guards, and then you rescued the princess from the dungeon before the evil wizard could sacrifice her. 

when the author can hear into the mind of only one character

Ex. He thought about dinner choices and the fresh loaf of baked bread sitting on his counter when he should have been paying attention. 

ridiculously or insultingly small, worthless

Ex. He could not continue to live on such a paltry salary. 

an object, color, shape, etc... that stands for something else entirely

Ex. The color red is symbolic of revolutions and revolts. 

the act of addressing something/someone that is not present

Ex. Shakespeare is known for using dramatic apostrophes in his plays.