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Motif
A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.
Semiotics
The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.
Indubitable
That which cannot be doubted; unquestionable.
Chortle
To make, or utter with, a gleeful chuckling or snorting sound.
Impugn
To attack by argument or criticism; oppose or challenge as false or questionable.
Polysyndeton
Repeated use of the same conjunction.
Participle
A word formed from a verb.
Epigram
A phrase expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
Anaphora
The use of a word to replace a word used earlier in a sentence to avoid repetition.
Vitriolic
Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
Octogenarian
A person between the ages of 80 and 89.
Aboriginal
Existing in a land from the earliest times or before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.
Titular
Having a title without any real authority.
Octometer
A line of poetry with eight metrical feet.
Agentive
Denoting a word or part of a word that expresses the doer of an action.
Dalliance
A casual romantic or sexual relationship
Prolific
Producing a great number or amount of something.
Furtive
Acting in a stealthy manner as if to hinder observation.
Eiderdown
Soft feathers from the breast of the female eider duck, used as stuffing for quilts.
Provenance
The place of origin or earliest known history of something.
Ermine
the white fur of the stoat, used for trimming garments, especially in the ceremonial robes of judges or peers.
Construe
Interpret a word or action in a particular way.
Toque
A woman’s small hat, typically having a narrow, closely turned up brim.
Hemlock
A highly poisonous European plant of the parsley family, with a purple spotted stem, fernlike leaves, small white flowers, and an unpleasant smell.
Embalm
preserve a corpse from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative
Perforce
Used to express necessity or inevitability.
Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
Egalitarian
relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
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