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$20 College Essay Words

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homologize
To make or show to be corresponding.
merism
A synecdoche in which a thing is expressed by a description of several of its parts.
exiguous
Scanty; meager; small.
ana
A collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject or thing, or an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc.
altiloquent
High-flown or pretentious.
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perpend
To consider; to deliberate.
illume
To make clear.
erudiate
To educate or instruct.
concatenate
To link together; unite in a series or chain.
fugacious
Fleeting; transitory.
exigent
Requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
roman-fleuve
A saga.
Bildungsroman
A type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
adduce
To bring forward in argument as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive.
sedulous
Diligent in application or attention; persevering.
euphuism
Any ornate style of writing or speaking; high-flown, periphrastic language.
catachresis
Misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
anacoenosis
A figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.
antiphrastic
Of, or relating to the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning.
inveigh
To protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail (usually followed by against).
adumbrate
To foreshadow; prefigure.
fatuous
Unreal; illusory.
amphibological
Of or pertaining to the ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words.
promulgate
To make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
paralipsis
The suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted.
erotema
A rhetorical question.
tautology
Needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness.

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