Studied by 52 peopleodious
extremely unplesasant; repulsive
oblivious
not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.
insouciant
showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent.
incongruous
not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.
hypothetical
of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis/a hypothetical proposition or statement.
banality
the fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality.
pendantic
of or like a pedant
scathing
witheringly scornful; severely critical.
resignation
retiring,giving up position or the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable
nonsensical
having no meaning; making no sense.
hyperbolic
figure of speech of exaggerating
ambivalent
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
euphemism
replacing of an offensive expression wuth an inoffensive one
(ex: lean instad of skinny).
pathos
a quality that evokes pity or sadness.
ellipsis
words that are able to be understood from contextual clues OR
set of 3 dots(…)
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part represents a whole object or idea
ex: not a hair perished
(meaning the person was not hurt)
metonymy
the substitution of a word that relates to the object or person to be named, in place of the name itself
ex: a spotted shaft is seen (snake)
litotes
understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary
(“not a bad singer” or “not unhappy”)
anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
syllogism
form of logic defined by aristotle. “A particular kind of argument containing 3 categorical prepositionsm: 2 premises, on e conclusion”
ex: If all humans (B) are mortal (A),
and all Greeks(C) are humans (B),
then all Greeks(C) are mortal (A).
synesthesia
condition in which a type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another
(sight, touch, sound, taste, ect)
polysyndeton
use of several coordinating conjunctions to achieve an artistic effect
(and, or, but, nor)
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