Question 1

all the time: always

Accepted Answer

invariably

Question 2

something that makes a person take action

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incentive

Question 3

Old English suffix meaning used to create adverbs that describe how, when, or how often something is done.

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ly

Question 4

standards by which something can be judged

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criteria

Question 5

combined in a pleasing arrangement

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harmonious

Question 6

Greek root meaning name

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nym

Question 7

of little importance

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trivial

Question 8

Latin root meaning to go

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vad

Question 9

Latin root meaning to go

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vas

Question 10

rays of energy

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radiation

Question 11

Latin root meaning pull or drag

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tract

Question 12

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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simile

Question 13

A comparison without using like or as

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metaphor

Question 14

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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alliteration

Question 15

exaggeration

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hyperbol

Question 16

the use of words that imitate sounds

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onomatopoeia

Question 17

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

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personification

Question 18

a saying, that if taken literally, makes no sense

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idiom

Question 19

language that appeals to the 5 senses

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imagery

Question 20

conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')

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oxymoron

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