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Adroit

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

Audacious

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

Circumspect

wary and unwilling to take risks

Colloquial

used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary

Connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Disdainful

showing contempt or lack of respect

entity

a thing with distinct and independent existence

Impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Invective

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

Malicious

characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm

Reproachful

expressing disapproval or disappointment

sanctuary

a place of refuge or safety

alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

allusion

an expression designed to call somethign to mind without mentioning it explicitly, indirect or passing reference

aphorism

A short and usually witty saying, such as: “A classic? That’s a book that people praise and don’t read.”

asyndeton

a figure of speech in which one or several conjunctions are omitted from a series of related clauses. Examples: I came, I saw, I conquered

chiasmus

a figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of two parallel clauses is reversed in the second. This may involve a repetition of the same words. Two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect.

ellipsis

the omission of a word or words understood in the context. Examples: If possible for if it is possible. Plato once said, "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."

euphemism

A word or phrase that takes the place of a harsh, unpleasant, or impolite reality. The use of passed away for died, and let go for fired are two examples of euphemisms.

litotes

an understatement, where the speaker or writer uses a negative word ironically, to mean the opposite. She's not the friendliest person I know. \***Thus, she's an unfriendly person.

metonymy

A word that is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with. For example, a herd of 50 cows could be called 50 head of cattle.

oxymoron

A phrase composed of opposites; a contradiction. Bright Black. A calm frenzy. Jumbo Shrimp. Dark Light. A truthful lie.

Synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part stands for a whole, or vice versa. “lend me your ears.”