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Abserd
Wildly unreasonable, illogical, inappropriate
Act
- To take action; to do something
* Behave in a way specified
Adaption
The act or process of adapting or being adapted
Aestheticism
The approach to art exemplified by the Aesthetic movement
Age of Reason
The time of life when a person is beginning to identify the differences between right and wrong
Agon
To struggle or contest
Allegory
A type of literature that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Ambiguity
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation
Ambivalence
The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something
Anachronism
A thing belonging to a period of time other than what it is existing in now
Anadiplosis
Rhetorical device for clauses (ending and beginning them)
Anagoge
A Greek word representing a “climb” or “ascent” upwards
Analecta
A collection of short literary or philosophical extracts
Analogy
A comparison between two things
Analysis
Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something
Anaphora
Use of word to replace a word already used in the sentence
Anecdote
A short and amusing story about a real incident or person
Angry young men
A young man dissatisfied with and outspoken against existing social and political structures
Annals
A record of events year by year
