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| An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
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| The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
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| A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
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| The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet |
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| In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables |
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| A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas |
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| The most intense, exciting, or important point of something |
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| A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one |
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| Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, forming a unit |
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| The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are resolved. |
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| A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group |
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| Take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem. |
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| A character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art |
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| A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. |
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| A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. |
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| A character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art |
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| The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks |
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| Be a warning or indication of (a future event). |
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| Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter |
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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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| A person, typically a man, who is admired for courage or noble qualities |
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| A woman admired or idealized for her courage or noble qualities |
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| Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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| A metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable |
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| The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
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| a short poem of songlike quality |
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| A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
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| The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
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| A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
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| A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet |
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| The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman |
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| A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful. |
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| A particular attitude or way of considering a matter |
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| The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
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| Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words |
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| The ordered pattern of rhymes |
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| A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. |
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| A character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art |
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| The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
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| A character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art |
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| Formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment |
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| Brisk and cheerful readiness. |
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| Active hostility or opposition. |
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| A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another |
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| A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. |
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| A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter. |
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| Adjective: Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing |
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| A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
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| Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender. |
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| A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. |
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| Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, esp. in order to cheat or deceive others. |
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| The junction of two rivers, esp. rivers of approximately equal width. |
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| The process or state of converging. |
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| A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true |
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| Lack of harmony among musical notes |
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| Open to more than one interpretation |
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| The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. |
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| Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing. |
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| Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account) |
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| Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame |
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| Embodied in flesh; in human form |
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| Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native |
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| Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something |
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| Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored |
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| Make less severe, serious, or painful |
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| Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action |
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| Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. |
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| A public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled |
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| Deceitful and untrustworthy |
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| Seeming reasonable or probable. |
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| Prevent from happening; make impossible |
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| Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness |
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| Elaborate curtsey; small dance used to end ballet class. |
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| Bring under domination or control |
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| Infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior): |
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| Conformity to facts; accuracy |
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| Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing |
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