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CR 9: Language - Using Words With Care
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emotive: language that expresses and arouses emotions
abstract: language that expresses a quality apart from a specific object or event
concrete: language that describes specific, generally observable, persons, places, or things
figurative: words that produce images in the mind of the reader
connotation: the overtones that adhere to a word through long usage
euphemism: a pleasant or flattering expression used in place of one that is less agreeable but possibly more accurate
slanting: selecting facts or words with connotations that favor that arguer's bias and discredit alternatives
metaphor: a comparison that does not make use of like or as
simile: a comparison that uses like or as
personification: giving human attributes to the nonhuman
analogy: a complex comparison between two things similar in some ways but dissimilar in others
cliche: a worn-out expression or idea, no longer capable of producing a visual image or provoking thought about a subject
slogan: an attention-getting expression used largely in politics or advertising to promote support of a cause or product
CR 9: Language - Using Words With Care
Across:1. | language that expresses a quality apart from a specific object or event | 4. | language that expresses and arouses emotions | 6. | selecting facts or words with connotations that favor that arguer's bias and discredit alternatives | 7. | language that describes specific, generally observable, persons, places, or things | 9. | words that produce images in the mind of the reader | 11. | a comparison that uses like or as | 12. | a comparison that does not make use of like or as | 13. | a complex comparison between two things similar in some ways but dissimilar in others |
| | Down:2. | a worn-out expression or idea, no longer capable of producing a visual image or provoking thought about a subject | 3. | giving human attributes to the nonhuman | 5. | an attention-getting expression used largely in politics or advertising to promote support of a cause or product | 8. | the overtones that adhere to a word through long usage | 10. | a pleasant or flattering expression used in place of one that is less agreeable but possibly more accurate |
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CR 9: Language - Using Words With Care
Across:1. | language that expresses a quality apart from a specific object or event | 4. | language that expresses and arouses emotions | 6. | selecting facts or words with connotations that favor that arguer's bias and discredit alternatives | 7. | language that describes specific, generally observable, persons, places, or things | 9. | words that produce images in the mind of the reader | 11. | a comparison that uses like or as | 12. | a comparison that does not make use of like or as | 13. | a complex comparison between two things similar in some ways but dissimilar in others |
| | Down:2. | a worn-out expression or idea, no longer capable of producing a visual image or provoking thought about a subject | 3. | giving human attributes to the nonhuman | 5. | an attention-getting expression used largely in politics or advertising to promote support of a cause or product | 8. | the overtones that adhere to a word through long usage | 10. | a pleasant or flattering expression used in place of one that is less agreeable but possibly more accurate |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only