an anteroom or lobby

to disregard or overlook something illegal or objectionable

to release, discharge, or generate some material

any perplexing or difficult situation or problem

showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care; hard to please, critical

lacking color; suggesting ill health or fatigue

capable of existing together in harmony

a woman unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying

someone without permanent employment or a home

to crouch in fear or shame, act afraid

to do something clumsily and awkwardly

a temporary relief from or suspension

to gain with difficulty by, or as if by, force or violence

to think or to infer without having strong evidence

a song or song-like poem that tells a story

the quality of being logical and consistent

a series of statements in a text designed to convince us of something

the action or fact of forming a united whole

the repetition of the same letter/sound at the beginning of closely connected words

a writer's or speaker's choice of words

to cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against something

the dictionary definition of a word

a usually short story about an interesting or funny incident

the arrangement of words or phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

in poetry, the repetition of vowel sounds in words of close proximity

two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit-usually rhyming

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

specialized vocabulary used by a group that is difficult for others to understand

in poetry, the repetition of consonant sounds in words of close proximity

repetition of words, phrases, or sentences with the same grammatical structure

a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology

all the meanings, associations, or emotions a word suggests