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EUPHEMISM = a word/phrase intended to soften an unpleasant, embarrassing, or harsh word/phrase.

The new class is for students who are "differently-abled."

            This euphemism means

A. the new class is for students who are "handicapped".

B. the new class is for students who have "transferred" from another school.

C. the new class is for students who are "ready to graduate."

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Appositive: a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to give additional information.
Appositive Phrase: an appositive plus any words that modify it
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sermon - n. A form of religious persuasion in which a speaker exhorts listeners to behave in a more spiritual and moral fashion.
abhor - v. To regard with disgust
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appease - v. To bring peace, quiet, or calm; to soothe
E.g.: They have done nothing to appease God's anger.
discern - v. To perceive or recognize something
E.g.: The arrows of death fly unseen at noonday; the sharpest sight cannot discern them.
whet - adj. Sharpened
E.g.: The glittering sword is whet, and held over them
 
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