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| a word opposite in meaning to another |
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| A verbal dispute; a quarrel. |
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| a group of people organized for a joint purpose. |
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| An author's purpose is his reason for or intent in writing. An author's purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade the reader, to inform the reader, or to satirize a condition. |
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| to own somehthing and claim it |
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| an abstract idea; a general notion. |
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| arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning. |
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| existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract. |
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| an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
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| Though not part of the official dictionary definition, the emotions and associations connected to a word are known as its connotative meaning. |
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| seek information or advice from (someone with expertise in a particular area). |
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| transport or carry to a place. |
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| having the quality of describing; characterized by description: |
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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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| perceive or point out a difference. |
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| involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning. |
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| practical contact with and observation of facts or events. |
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| stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt. |
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| the faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable. |
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| a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases. |
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| a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. |
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| the products of the graphic arts, especially commercial design or illustration. |
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| of or concerning history; concerning past events. |
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| a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words |
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| the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another. |
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not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial.
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| a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound |
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| the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. |
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| the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point. |
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| literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature. |
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| the narrator's position in relation to the story being told. |
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| at the beginning as a prefix or introduction. |
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| the way in which a word is pronounced. |
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| the quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life. |
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| the action of mentioning or alluding to something. |
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| the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. |
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| the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter. |
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| going up, increasing, or sloping upward. |
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| the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred. |
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| relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses. |
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| arrange in a particular order. |
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| the state or fact of being similar |
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