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24 Cards in this Set
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Abstract
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adj. considered apart from material or specific instances; existing as a concept
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Acronym
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n. words formed from the letters of other words
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Argot
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n. language pecculiar to particular class or group; slang
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articulate
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adj. capable of speech
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Blend
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n. words produced from parts of other words
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Cliché
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n. overused expression
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Concrete
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adj. having a material existence
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Diatribe
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n. a bitter spoken or written attack
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Epithet
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n. word or phrase used to characterize a person or thing
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Euphenism
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n. mild expression substituted for one that may be harsh or unpleasant
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Glib
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adj. having a ready flow of words but lacking understanding or accuracy
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Irony
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n. humurous or sarcastic use of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
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Logorrhea
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n. excessive use of words
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Maxim
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n. concisely expressed statement of a general truth or rule of conduct
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metaphor
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implied comparision of two unlike things
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Metonymy
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n. naming something by using another thing closely associated with it
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Oxymoron
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n. a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
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Palindrome
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n. anything that reads the same forwards and backwards
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Pejorative
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adj. having a derogatory meaning or effect
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Pun
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n. a play on words
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Redundant
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adj. excesse of what is necessary or needed
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Satire
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n. use of ridicule to expose folly or abuse
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shibboleth
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n. password, saying or custom distinguishing members of one group from those of another
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understatement
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n. restrained statement in mocking contrast to what is warranted by the facts
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