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15 Cards in this Set
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Verbs: Cause & Effect
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caused, created, led to, resulted in, produced
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Conjunctions: Cause & Effect
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Because of, Consequently, Due to, Owing to, Therefore, As a Result Of
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Ambiguity
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When one or more meaning is possible
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Anecdote
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A story told to illustrate a situation or idea
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Cliche
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Overused idea/phrase
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Euphemism
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Word or phrase used to avoid the naming of something embarrassing
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Exaggeration
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Making something better or worse than it actually is
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Idiom
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Common phrase in colloquial speech
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Metaphor
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A word used to describe something different from original meaning
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Paradox
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An idea that seems wrong but yet may be true
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Saying
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An often repeated comment that seems to contain some truth
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Simile
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A comparison of two things. using ''like'' or ''as''
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Statement
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Rather formal comment on a situation
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Synopsis
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Summary of something
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Understatement
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Saying less than you feel, opposite of exaggeration
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