Vocabulary Test Crossword
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1) The multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage2) A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole3) The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences4) A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.5) The ironic minimalizing of fact,6) This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purpose of the major kinds of writing9) A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle 12) A comparison developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work13) The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing15) When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subject experiences of another16) A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premisws that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion17) The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences19) The primary aim of teaching or instructing 21) A fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects,. |
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7) This term describes tradition for each genre.8) The main ideas comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses10) An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language11) This term comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another"14) A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it15) The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another18) The opposition or contrast of ideas20) Describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively22) A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's physical features or other characteristics23) Overly scholarly, academic, or bookish ( show-offy) 24) Presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. |
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