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WWAW 37-38
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| syllogism | three-part deduction |
| metonymy | association name |
| anaphora | repetition in successive phrases |
| locus classicus | classical example |
| reiterate | repeat |
| desultory | rambling |
| idee fixe | obsession |
| schism | division |
| apotheosis | raising to god status |
| prescursor | forerunner |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| thanatopsis | view of death |
| vacuous | stupidly empty of ideas |
| ex cathedra | from the throne |
| suspiration | deep sigh |
| nepotism | favortism to relatives |
| synoptic | general in view |
| lionize | treat as a celebrity |
| assiduous | perservering |
| subterfuge | evasive dodge |
| bon vivant | indulger in luxury |
| saturnine | gloomy and remote |
| sedentary | sitting |
| pusillanimous | small-minded |
| cosmology | study of the universe |