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| logically connected; consistent |
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| a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion |
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| worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness |
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| central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity |
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| of very little importance or value; insignificant |
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| to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means |
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| the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, etc. |
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| strong or vehement expression of disapproval |
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| to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest |
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| a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |
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| irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play |
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| an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected, the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does |
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| the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively |
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| a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
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| prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, esp. one dominating or monopolizing a conversation. |
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