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| not applied to actual objects |
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| something out of place in time or sequence |
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| the attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or forces of nature |
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| equipment; a group of machines |
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| a grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation |
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| a perfect example; an original pattern or model |
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| an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases |
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| making gestures while speaking |
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| existing only as an assumption or speculation |
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| a word book describing language with definitions; a dicitionary |
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| a type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated |
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| an apparent contradiction of terms |
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| a grammar construction in which two identical constructions are used |
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| long, complex, grammatically correct sentence |
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| an unusual, observable event |
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| presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious |
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| logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling |
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| disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, or caustic |
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| a form of deductive reasoning: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion |
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| a form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole |
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| lacking application or practical application |
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