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| show | words, phrases, or ideas that suggest something is ‘absolute’ or total (all encompassing)
In morality, absolutism is the belief that there are absolutes of good and bad.
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| show | not having the mind or feelings engaged; not interested
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| show | revolves around literary analysis, and emphasized reading, usually poetry, as an aesthetic object to examine not through context but through only the text.
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| show | “Beyond nature,” a literary concept used to describe things beyond the physical--such as the emotional and intellectual states an individual goes through--typically through figurative language and conceits
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| show | A late nineteenth century literary movement exploring how one’s environment and other influences shape their actions, choices, and beliefs.
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| show | An artistic movement in the early 1800’s focusing on individualism, spirituality, nature, idealization, and imagination.
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| picaresque | show 🗑
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| show | reasoning or knowledge based on experience or observation
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| ad hoc | show 🗑
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| show | Intended for or likely to be understood by a group of people with the same common knowledge or interest
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| show | capitalized: of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism. Can also refer to ideals, thoughts, etc. that are not related to action (It is used this way in Gatsby.)
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| show | A feeling of irritation or resentment, resulting from an insult to one’s pride
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| conditional statement | show 🗑
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| amplification | show 🗑
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| show | a construction consisting of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb
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| abstruse | show 🗑
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| relativism | show 🗑
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| sophism | show 🗑
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| precis | show 🗑
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| show | -The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
-The study of knowledge, what we know, and how we can know it.
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| show | when a speaker argues for their position by attempting to point out the absurdity in the alternative argument.
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| show | the quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly (talkativeness)
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| show | Noun: distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
Verb: feel distressed or humiliated
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| mood (in literature) | show 🗑
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| show | an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak
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| show | a situation in which people's understanding can be changed through messages
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| sarcastic | show 🗑
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| sardonic | show 🗑
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| show | emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative
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| show | feeling or showing little emotion
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| flippant | show 🗑
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| ambivalent | show 🗑
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| euphemism | show 🗑
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| show | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
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| allegory | show 🗑
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| allegorical | show 🗑
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| show | repetition of initial consonant sounds
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| consonance | show 🗑
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| show | a reference to another work of literature, person, or event
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| aphorism | show 🗑
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| show | an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way
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| show | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
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| show | comparing two very dissimilar things
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| pronoun antecedent | show 🗑
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| show | verb form used as an adjective
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| chiasmus | show 🗑
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| litotes | show 🗑
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| synecdoche | show 🗑
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| metonymy | show 🗑
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| apostrophe | show 🗑
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| show | expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory
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| show | saying something that means something different than the literal meaning
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| show | intended to teach
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| anaphora | show 🗑
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| derisive | show 🗑
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| show | Something given up or yielded
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| fallacy | show 🗑
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| show | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features
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| adage | show 🗑
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| non sequitur | show 🗑
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| bombastic | show 🗑
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| trite | show 🗑
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| affectation | show 🗑
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| show | biting in wit
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| polysyndeton | show 🗑
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| show | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun
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| show | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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| show | predictably boring, so unoriginal and common that it is obvious and boring
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| show | lacking concern or too casually mentioned, could also be carefree
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| show | use of a word with other words, with each of which it is understood differently
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| show | Repetition of vowel sounds, used to achieve emphasis
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| synesthesia | show 🗑
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| show | insulting, abusive, highly critical language
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| antithesis | show 🗑
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| show | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
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| show | A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun; can be used as a subject, direct object, or indirect object
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| semantics | show 🗑
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| ad hominem | show 🗑
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| morass | show 🗑
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| show | to condemn openly
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| show | not drawing attention to oneself; modest
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| facetious | show 🗑
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| show | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words
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| show | wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
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