| A | B |
|---|
| abstract | not applied to actual objects;adj |
| anachronism | something out of place in time or sequence; noun |
| anthropomorphism | the attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or forces of nature; noun |
| apology | defense of an idea; noun |
| apparatus | equipment; a group of machines; noun |
| apposition | a grammar construction in which a noun is placed with another as an explanation; noun |
| archetype | a perfect example; an original pattern or model; noun |
| chiasmus | an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases; noun |
| gesticulating | making gestures while speaking; verb |
| hypothetical | existing only as an assumption or speculation; adj |
| lexicon | a word book describing language with definitions, a dictionary; noun |
| metonymy | a type of figurative language in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated; noun |
| oxymoron | an apparent contradiction of terms; noun |
| panegyric | statement of high praise; noun |
| paradigm | an example or model; noun |
| parallelism | a grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used; noun |
| period | long, complex, grammatically correct sentence; noun |
| pernicious | causing great harm; adj |
| phenomenon | an unusual, observable event; noun |
| propitious | presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious; adj |
| rational | logical; morivated by reason rather than feeling; adj |
| sardonic | disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh, bitter, or casutic; adj |
| syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; noun |
| synecdoche | a form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole; noun |
| theoretical | lacking application or practical application; adj |
