| Term | Definition |
|---|
| linguistic | of or belonging to language |
| per se | by, of, for, or in itself; intrinsically. |
| rhetorical | used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect. |
| perpetually | continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. |
| vapid | without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious |
| wunderkind | a wonder child or child prodigy. |
| protégé | a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron |
| intemperate | unrestrained; unbridled |
| eccentric | deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd |
| skew | to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely. |
| caromed | to strike and rebound. |
| trope | any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. |
| substantive | having independent existence; independent. |
| eminent | high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished |
| shamans | a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc. |
| semantics | the study of meaning. |
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