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20 Cards in this Set
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Synecdoche |
Part is made to represent the whole |
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Metonymy |
Substitution of name for something else |
Suits for business executives |
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Metaphor |
Comparing two objects not using words such as 'like' or 'as' |
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Simile |
Comparing two objects using 'like' or 'as' |
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Apostrophe |
Addressing something or someone that isn't there |
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Oxymoron |
Contradictory terms appear in conjunction |
Faith unfaithful |
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Depraved |
Morally corrupt; wicked |
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Melancholy |
Feeling of deep sadness |
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Choleric |
Bad tempered or irritable |
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Sanguine |
Blood-red |
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Rhetoric |
Effective or persuasive writing |
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Redundant |
No longer needed |
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Dissipated |
Disappear or cause to disappear |
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Picturesque |
Visually attractive |
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Infamous |
Well known for some bad quality or deed |
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Condone |
Accept or allow to continue |
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Pragmatic |
Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a practical way than theoretically |
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Auspicious |
Conducive to success; favorable |
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Aesthetic |
Concerned with beauty |
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Disdain |
Feeling someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt |
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