| Term | Definition |
|---|
| general | words that name groups or classes of objects, qualities, or ideas |
| hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement |
| idiom | common expression which does not make sense if taken literally |
| imagery | words or phrases a writer selects to create certain picture in the reader's mind |
| indirect quotation | reports what the source said without the requirement for using quotation marks unless some of the source's words are repeated as well |
| deploy | arrange strategically |
| depravity | extreme wickedness |
| deprecate | express disapproval |
| despot | absolute ruler |
| deter | to discourage; keep someone from doing something |
| devoid | entirely without; lacking |
| diatribe | a bitter verbal attack |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence; timid |
| diminution | act or process of diminishing; reduction |
| dire | disastrous; desperate |
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