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Term | Definition |
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Ambiguous | Having more than one possible meaning. |
Coherent | Marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts. |
Convey | Serve as a means for expressing something. |
Derive | To come from. |
italic | A typeface with letters slanting upward to the right. |
Ellipsis | Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences. |
Adage | A condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact. |
Ad Hominem | Appealing to personal considerations. |
Antecedent | The referent of an anaphor. |
Clarify | Make clear and comprehensible. |
Distinguish | Make as different. |
Implicit | Implied though not directly expressed. |
Inconsistency | The quality of lacking a harmonious uniformity among parts. |
Initial | The first letter of a word (especially a person's name). |
Multimedia | Transmission that combine media of communication. |
Thesaurus | A book containing a classified list of synonyms |
Superlative | The form of an adjective or adverb ending in "-est" |
Subordinate clause | A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb |
Rhetorical | Relating to using language effectively |
Refrain | The part of a song where a soloist is joined by singers |