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advent
arrival; coming.
truncated
abruptly terminated.
skeptic
one given to doubt.
altercation
quarrel.
aloof
reserved; distant.
purview
scope; range of interest
chiasmus
a figure of speech in which two syntactically parallel elements “cross over” or reverse positions.
hyperbole
a figure of speech in which the speaker engages in extravagant exaggeration with either serious or comic effect
elegy
a kind of lyric poem that mourns the loss of a beloved or admired person or the inevitable passing of worldly joys
persona
the voice or character adopted by an author in telling a story or speaking a poem
ameliorate
relieve; improve
artifice
strategy; trickery
censor
to delete from or wholly suppress books, movies, news, letters, etc. on moral or political grounds
chicanery
underhandedness; trickery
dabble
work or concern oneself superficially