| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Imagistic | free verse and the patterns and rhythms of common speech |
| Ad Hominem | appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason; attacking an opponent's character rather than answering his argument. |
| Mysticism | obscure or irrational thought |
| Vaporous | Extravagantly fanciful; high-flown; so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film |
| Misandronistic | hatred of men or boys |
| Acerbic | harsh or corrosive in tone |
| Avaricious | greedy for riches |
| Epigraph | a motto or quote at the start of a literary work |
| Epigram | concise, clever, often paradoxical statement |
| Epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there |
| Participal Phrase | phrase that begins with a verbal ending in -ing or -ed - Serves as an adjective |
| Ubiquitous | being present everywhere at once |
| Lionized | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| Ossuaire | a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead |
| Stoic | seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain |
| Supercilious | haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression |
| Pugilistic | Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt. |
| Misogyny | hatred of women |
| Anomalous | deviating from the general or common order or type |
| Corpulent | excessively fat |
| Euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive |
| Derisive | abusing vocally |
| Indolent | disinclined to work or exertion |
| Analogous | comparable; similar |
| Vituperative | marked by harshly abusive criticism |
| Vilify | spread negative information about |
| Unctuous | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech |
| Diatribe | thunderous verbal attack |
| Panegyric | formally expressing praise |
| Chagrin | strong feelings of embarrassment |
| Sanquine | cheerful;optimistic |
| Paen | (noun) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
| Incredulous | skeptical, disbelieving |
| Asceticism | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) |
| Vacuity | total lack of meaning or ideas |
| Quixotic | idealistic without regard to practicality |
| Stasis | a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation. |
| Egregious | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible |
| Incorrigible | uncorrectable |
| droll | comical in an odd or whimsical manner |
| drone | talk in a monotonous voice |
| Metonymy | substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads') |
| Synecdoche | substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa |
| Pathetic Fallacy | the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects |
| lugubrious | mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
| Ignominious | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame |
| Obsequious | attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner |
| Salient | having a quality that thrusts itself into attention |
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