ENG 102 Vocab/Diction 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Graft | gained or yielded by unscrupulous means |
| Hedonism | pursuit of pleasure |
| Hierarchy | ranked organization of people |
| Humanism | doctrine concerned with human beings |
| Humanitarianism | concern for human welfare, especially as manifested through charity |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration for effect |
| Ideology | body of ideas |
| Idiom | an expression unique to a certain culture |
| Imagery | mental pictures, figures of speech |
| Immunity | induced resistance |
| most | non standard for almost |
| OK, O.K., okay | informal |
| pretty | informal (use rather) |
| principal and principle | principal is a person, principle is a basic truth |
| quotation and quote | quotation is a noun, quote is a verb |
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