| A | B |
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| connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
| denotation | noun: denotation; plural noun: denotations 1. the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. |
| etymology | noun: etymology 1. the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. |
| extended metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. |
| AUTO | self |
| BEN; BENE | good |
| CEDE | go; yield |
| CHRON | time |
| CHROM | color |
| A vs An | These are indefinite articles. Use "a" before consonants, and "an" before vowels |
| A lot vs Alot | A lot is 2 separate words. Alot is incorrect. |
| autonomous (adj.)/autonomy (n.) | (adj.) independent; (n.) independence |
| benevolent (adj.) | kind (nice) |
| rely | (v.) to depend on |
| react | (v.) to respond |
| alternative | (adj.) different; (n.) option |
| justify | (v.) to show or prove to be right |
| proportion | (n.) fraction; quantity; compared amounts |
| benign (adj.) | harmless; non-threatening |
| monochromatic (adj.) | having only one color |
| chronicle | (n.) a record of historical events in chronological order; (v.) to create a record of historical events in chronological order |
| anachronism (n.) | something that seems out of place with respect to time/era. |
| prose (n.) | any piece of writing that is NOT poetry |
