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Invoice

A statement for the sum due of something

Tepid

(of a liquid) slightly warm: lukewarm

Mortgage

A legal agreement by the bank lending money at interest in exchange for the person’s property

Virtuoso

A person highly skilled in an artistic pursuit (prodigy, expert)

Dowager

A widow with a title from her late husband

Linear Narrative

Presents events in a chronological order from start to end

Circular Narrative

A storytelling structure where the story ends where it started

Nonlinear Narrative

A storytelling technique where events are not in chronological order

Byline

A line in the newspaper naming the writer of the article

Foreshadowing

A warning of a future event

Allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it

Juxtaposition

A comparison

Collective Noun

A noun that includes a group of individuals: (family, crew, assembly)

Epiphany

A moment of sudden realisation

Monologue

A long speech by one actor in a play/film

Palindrome

A word or phrase that reads the same backwards: (madam)

Euphemism

A mild word too seem as not to harsh or mean

Pun

A joke exploiting different meanings

Colloquialism

A word/phrase that is not formally and is used in ordinary conversation

Editorial

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