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List 38 words
Term | Definition |
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syllogism | three-part deduction |
metonymy | association name |
anaphora | repetition in successive phrases |
bowdlerize | censor prudishly |
locus classicus | classical example |
reiterate | repeat |
desultory | rambling |
funambulist | tightrope walker |
lyssophobia | fear of insanity |
idee fixe | obsession |
schism | division |
apotheosis | raising to god status |
precursor | forerunner |
cosmology | study of the universe |
euphony | beautiful sound |