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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |