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| To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon. |
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| a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. |
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| a word opposite in meaning to another |
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| a group of people organized for a joint purpose. |
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| a plan or intention; a conception. |
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| cover (an area) with concrete. |
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| an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
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| A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman. |
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| to give professional or expert advice; serve as consultant. |
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| the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect: |
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| communicate (a message or information). |
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| having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay. |
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| conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie. |
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| recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type. |
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| characteristic of one thing or person, so serving to identify it; distinctive. |
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| develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in detail. |
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| clearly developed or formulated: |
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