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syllogism
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three-part deduction
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Example: All A is B; C is A; therefore C is B.
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metonymy
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association name
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Example: The White House has announced a new policy
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anaphora
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repetition in successive phrases
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Dr. King used anaphora, repeating "I have a dream."
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bowdlerize
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censor prodishly
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We deplore the bowdlerization of great literature.
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locus classicus
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classical example
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The Iliad is a locus classicus for the heroic ideal
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reiterate
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repeat
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It is needless to reiterate one's objections.
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desultory
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rambling
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He gave a desultory, soporific lecture.
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funambulist
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tightrope walker
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The speech was an act of political funambulism
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lyssophobia
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fear of insanity
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It was a family of schizophrenics and lysoophobiacs.
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idée fixe
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obsession
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For Ahab, the whale was an idée fixe.
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schism
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division
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A schism developed in the Democratic party
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apotheosis
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raising to god status
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We noted the public's apotheosis of the new champ.
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precursor
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forerunner
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This unfortunate event was the precursor of the tragedy to come.
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cosmology
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study of the universe
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The existence of the Big Bang is a cosmological question.
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euphony
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beautiful sound
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Hear the soft euphony of the wind in the trees.
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