A volatile stock is....

Extremely risky, not ideal for value investing

A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event

The house was so big I needed a map to find my room.

Ad Hominem (logical fallacy)

attacking character or motives instead of focusing on issue

Lacking interest, Lacking flavor

when a author uses nicer word to make something less harsh

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Euphemism or dysphemism?
dysphemism
neither
both
euphemism
2
stagnant means
arrogant
spread thin
motionless
out of control
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Intermittent means..
occurring irregularly
showing anger/annoyance at perceived unfair treatment
wearing mittens inside
between bad weather
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Immutable
Variable
Incredible
Not subject to change
Fickle
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precipitous
long segmented insect with many tiny legs
extremely steep
a form of water that falls from the sky
to make or process into a finished product
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A volatile stock is....
Extremely risky, not ideal for value investing
A long term investment you should make to hep you retire
not RISKY!!!!!
A safe investment
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Allusion
To make evident or prove
To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand
A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place or event
The power to bring about a result
8
Hyperbole
The house was so big I needed a map to find my room.
The tall grass danced in the breeze.
The clouds were marshmallows.
The little boy was quiet as a mouse.
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Ad Hominem (logical fallacy)
convincing that something's true b/c it's widely believed
when a conclusion does not follow from the premise
present weak argument to easily refute instead of main issue
attacking character or motives instead of focusing on issue
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Insipid
Lacking interest
Full of flavor
Lacking flavor
Full of interest
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Ephemeral
lasting for a very short time.
relying on specific knowledge of the climate, geography, and topography
understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge
the science or art of construction, both in relation to use and design.
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What does ossify mean?
A sea otter
To clean teeth
To turn to stone
To turn to bone
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What is an anecdote?
a short or amusing story
the use of similar grammatical constructions
persuasive technique that appeals to emotion
persuasive technique that appeals to morality
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What is Euphemism
when a character has a huge nose
when someone has rainbow hair
When the author compares two unlikely things.
when a author uses nicer word to make something less harsh
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Euphemism or dysphemism?
euphemism
dysphemism
neither
both

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