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Words about words

2. articulate (adj.):

3. articulate (adj.): capable of speech; able to express oneself effectively
diatribe (n.):

4. articulate (adj.): capable of speech; able to express oneself effectively
diatribe (n.): bitter spoken or written attack; angry criticism

5. irony (n.):

6. irony (n.): humorous or sarcastic use of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
oxymoron (n.):

7. oxymoron (n.): figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
irony (n.): humorous or sarcastic use of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
oxymoron (n.): figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
examples: “mostly dead,” “a fine mess,” “all natural artificial flavoring”
satire (n.):

8. oxymoron (n.): figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
irony (n.): humorous or sarcastic use of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the words used
oxymoron (n.): figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
examples: “mostly dead,” “a fine mess,” “all natural artificial flavoring”
satire (n.): use of ridicule to expose folly or abuse; holding something up to scorn

9. vitriol (n.):

10. vitriol (n.): cruel and bitter criticism
pejorative (adj.):

11. vitriol (n.): cruel and bitter criticism
pejorative (adj.): having a derogatory meaning
pun (n.):

12. vitriol (n.): cruel and bitter criticism
pejorative (adj.): having a derogatory meaning
pun (n.): play on words having the same sound but different meanings; play on different meanings of the same word

13. acronym (n.):

14. acronym (n.): words formed from the first letter of other words
cliché (n.):

15. acronym (n.): words formed from the first letter of other words
cliché (n.): overused expression; trite phrase
epithet (n.):

16. acronym (n.): words formed from the first letter of other words
cliché (n.): overused expression; trite phrase
epithet (n.): word or phrase used to characterize a person or thing, often disparagingly

17. metonymy (n.):

18. metonymy (n.): substitute meaning; naming a thing or person by substituting an associated name
glib (adj.):

19. metonymy (n.): substitute meaning; naming a thing or person by substituting an associated name
glib (adj.): having a ready flow of words but lacking understanding or accuracy; superficial
maxim (n.):

20. metonymy (n.): substitute meaning; naming a thing or person by substituting an associated name
glib (adj.): having a ready flow of words but lacking understanding or accuracy; superficial
maxim (n.): concisely expressed statement of a general truth or rule of conduct; proverbial saying
palindrome (n.):

21. metonymy (n.): substitute meaning; naming a thing or person by substituting an associated name
glib (adj.): having a ready flow of words but lacking understanding or accuracy; superficial
maxim (n.): concisely expressed statement of a general truth or rule of conduct; proverbial saying
palindrome (n.): any word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward