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Profuse

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Pending or giving freely and in large amount, extravagant

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Pending or giving freely and in large amount, extravagant

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Profuse

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Pusillanimous

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Lacking courage

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Lacking courage

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Pusillanimous

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Repartee

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A quick, witty reply

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A quick, witty reply

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Repartee

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Resplendent

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Shining brightly

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Shining brightly

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Resplendent

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Reticent

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Disposed to be silent or not to speak freely. Reluctant or restrained

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Disposed to be silent or not to speak freely. Reluctant or restrained

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Reticent

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Ruminate

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To chew, or ponder

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To chew or ponder

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Ruminate

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Sardonic

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Characterized by bitter or scornful derision, mocking

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Characterized by bitter or scornful derision, mocking

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Sardonic

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Schism

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Division or disunion

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Division or disunion

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Schism

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Scintillate

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To emit sparks, to sparkle

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To emit sparks, to sparkle

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Scintillate

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Subversive

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Tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy

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Tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy

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Subversive

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Sundry

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Various or diverse

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Various or diverse

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Sundry

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Timorous

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Fearful

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Fearful

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Timorous

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Tumultuous
Full of tumult or riotousness, marked by disturbance and uproar
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Full of tumult or riotousness, marked by disturbance and uproar
Tumultuous
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Ubiquitous
Existing or being everywhere, esp at the same time.
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Existing or being everywhere, esp at the same time.
Ubiquitous
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Vacillate
To waver in mind or opinion
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To waver in mind or opinion
Vacillate
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Vacuous
Without contents. Empty
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Without contents. Empty
Vacuous
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Vexation
Irritation. Annoyance
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Irritation annoyance
Vexation
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Vituperative
Abusive language and venomous censure
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Abusive language and venomous censure
Vituperative
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Wizened
Withered. Shriveled
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Withered. Shriveled
Wizened
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Zeal
Fervor for a person, cause or object
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Fervor for a person, cause or object
Zeal
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Simile
A direct comparison using “like” or “as”
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A direct comparison using “like” or “as”
Simile
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Structure
The way an essay is organized as to the order in which you present your ideas To the reader
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The way an essay is organized as to the order in which you present your ideas to the reader
Structure
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Style
How you present your ideas
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How you present your ideas
Style
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Symbolism
A figure of speech where something has another deeper meaning than its literal meaning
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A figure of speech where something has another deeper meaning than its literal meaning
Symbolism
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Synecdoche
A figure of speech which a part signifies the whole. Such as “head of cattle” or “all hands on deck”
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A figure of speech which a part signifies the whole. Such as “head of cattle” or “all hands on deck”
Synecdoche
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Syntax
The way words are put together to form phrases/causes and sentences
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The way words are put together to form phrases/causes and sentences
Syntax
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Tone
The attitude a literary work takes toward its subject/theme
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The attitude a literary work takes toward its subject/theme
Tone
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Trope
The use of a word in a figurative sense with a decided change or extension from its literal meaning. A storytelling shorthand for a concept that the audience will recognize immediately
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The use of a word in a figurative sense with a decided change or extension from its literal meaning. A storytelling shorthand for a concept that the audience will recognize immediately
Trope
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Voice
The acknowledged source of words of the story, the speaker telling the story
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The acknowledged source of words of the story, the speaker telling the story
Voice
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Zeugma
Grammatically correct linkage of one subject with two or more verbs or a verb with two or more direct objects. The linking shows a relationship between ideas more clearly. Example, “with one touch she stole his heart, and his wallet”
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Grammatically correct linkage of one subject with two or more verbs or a verb with two or more direct objects. The linking shows a relationship between ideas more clearly. Example, “with one touch she stole his heart, and his wallet”
Zeugma

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