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to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence

What is (to) Infer?

100

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

What is (a) Repetition?

100

in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ).

What is (an) Assonance?

100

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

What (are) Nuances?

200

the act or manner of transcribing words uttered by another.

What is Dictation?

200

an account of someone's life written by someone else.

What is (a) Biography?

200

agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.

What is (a) Consonance?

200

an account of a person's life written by that person.

What is (a) Autobiography?

300

A powerful way to share ideas; a resource that your audience can revisit long after you have shared it.

What is a (written) Presentation?

300

intended to explain or describe something.

What is Expository?

300

a regularly recurring sequence of events, actions, or processes.


What is Rhythm?

300


the action or process of integrating.

What is (an) Integration?

400

taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.

What is (being) Literal?

400

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

What is Etymology?


400

the main meaning of a word, not including the feelings and ideas that people connect with that word.

What is Denotative?

400

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

What is (a) Genre?

500

to speak or write in favor of (an action or person); attempt to justify.

What is (to) Defend?

500

add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.

What is (to) Annotate?

500

(of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning. 

What is Connotative?

500

departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.

What is Figurative?

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