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| a symbolic representation. | allegory (noun)
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| the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. | alliteration (noun)
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| to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis. | analyze (verb)
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| a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident | anecdote (noun)
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| to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to | anticipate(verb)
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| resemblance of sound in words or syllables | assonance (noun)
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| receiving or entitling one to recive advantage, use, or benefit | beneficial (adjective)
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| of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time | chronological (adjective)
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| to represent as similar | compare (transitive verb)
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| the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes | connotation (noun)
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| harmony or agreement among components | consonance (noun)
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| the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning | context (noun)
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| to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences | contrast (verb)
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| a contention by words or arguments | debate (noun)
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| an act or process of denoting,to serve as an indication of | denotation (noun)
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| to represent or give an account of in words | describe(verb)
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| to add details to; expand | elaborate(verb)
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| a person or thing that shows all the typical qualitys of something | epitome (noun)
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| to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study | evaluate (verb)
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| to make known | explain (verb)
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| a thing done: as | fact (noun)
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| to put into a systematized statement or expression | formulate (verb)
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| involving risk or danger :dangerous | hazardous (adjective)
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| a phrase or expression that has a meaning that differs from the literal meaning of it's parts taken together | idiom (noun)
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| bright or shiny | illustrious (adjective)
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| to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises | infer (verb)
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| having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment | judicious (adjective)
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| of, relating to, or expressed in letters | literal (adjective)
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| to manage or utilize skillfully | manipulate (verb)
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| a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them | metaphor (noun)
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| uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity | monotonous (adjective)
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| having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight | omniscient (adjective)
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| the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it | onomatopoeia (noun)
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| a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter | opinion (noun)
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| someone who is positive | Optimist (noun)
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| a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form | paraphrase (noun)
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| a small area of land marked of for special use. a peice of land | plot(verb)
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| to declare or indicate in advance | predict (verb)
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| very strict | rigorous (adjective)
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| a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as | simile (noun)
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| to tell in a shorted version of a story or written passage | summarize (verb)
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| to give help or comfort | support (verb )
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| a condensed statement or outline | synopsis (noun)
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| to form by bringing together seperate parts | synthesize (verb)
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| a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation | theme (noun)
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| a course or path that one follows | trace (noun)
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| an imaginary and indefinitely remote place | utopia (noun)
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| devotion to the truth : truthfulness | veracity (noun)
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| being in or following the exact words | verbatim (adjective)
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| necessary for life | vital (adjective)
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| a statement that seems unbelievable or absurd but that may be true in fact | paradox (noun)
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