english caesar test

bereft

Deprived of or lacking something, especially a non-material asset.

besmear

To smear or smear over; to apply a substance in a haphazard manner.

caustic

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

censure

Express severe disapproval of someone or something, typically in a formal statement.

coffers

The funds or financial resources of a group or organization.

condemning

Expressing complete disapproval of; labeling as bad or evil.

condoning

Accepting and allowing behavior that is considered morally wrong to continue.

deprive

To take something away from, especially a right or possession.

emphatic

Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.

evoke

Bring or recall to the conscious mind; to elicit a response or feeling.

fickle

Changing frequently, especially regarding one's loyalties, interests, or affections.

hostile

Unfriendly; antagonistic; showing or feeling opposition or dislike.

knave

A dishonest or unscrupulous man; a rogue.

philosophical

Relating to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

redundant

Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.

reproach

Expression of disapproval or disappointment.

resigned

Having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot change.

servile

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

sophisticated

Developed to a high degree of complexity; having refined knowledge.

sympathetic

Feeling, showing, or expressing compassion or understanding.

ad hominem

A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the argument.

alliteration

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

allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.

anachronism

A thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

analogy

A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

anaphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

aphorism

A pithy observation that contains a general truth.

apostrophe

A figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present.

aside

A remark or passage by a character in a play that is heard by the audience but not by other characters.

brute

A savagely violent person or animal; lacking reason.

chiasmus

A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order.

conceit

An often elaborate or strained metaphor.

diction

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

ellipsis

The omission of a word or series of words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.

ethos

The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.

hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

iambic pentameter

A type of poetic meter consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, five times.

imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and paints a picture in the mind.

imperative

Giving an authoritative command; essential.

inverted word order

A reversal of the normal syntactic order of words.

irony

A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning.

juxtaposition

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

litotes

Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary.

logos

The reasoned discourse that creates logical appeals in rhetoric.

metonymy

The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.

parallelism

The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in construction.

pathos

A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

personification

A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

rhetorical question

A question asked for effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit a direct response.

soliloquy

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when alone or regardless of any hearers.

synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.