Intimation: Hinting at a meaning but not stating it explicitly.
You know, avoiding bathing for too long can give a person fairly intense body odor.
When was the last time you took a shower?
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Isocolon (i-so-co’-lon): A series of similarly structured elements having the same length. A kind of parallelism.
He cheated. He lied. He protested. He appealed. He lost. He left. Thank God.
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Kategoria (ka-te-go’-ri-a): Opening the secret wickedness of one’s adversary before his [or her] face.
I guess it’s hard to call it “secret wickedness.” Everybody knows that you are a liar. You’ve told so many lies since you’ve been elected President that here may not be enough room in the history books for recounting them. From Australia to Russia, you’ve lied. From Mexico to Sweden, you’ve lied. From nearly any Point A to any Point B on the map, you’ve lied.
What’s the point of all the lying? You haven’t gotten away with a single lie yet!
Try the truth and see what happens! Jail time? Massive fine? Impeachment?
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Litotes (li-to’-tees): Deliberate understatement, especially when expressing a thought by denying its opposite. The Ad Herennium author suggests litotes as a means of expressing modesty (downplaying one’s accomplishments) in order to gain the audience’s favor (establishing ethos).
I’m not he funniest person in the world, and I haven’t earned millions in Las Vegas. But, I can make you laugh so hard you’ll wet your pants. Are you ready?
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Martyria (mar-tir’-i-a): Confirming something by referring to one’s own experience.
See this tattoo?
I got it when I turned 18. It didn’t hurt and the colors have lasted beautifully for 10 years: good old Sponge Bob. Now that I’m 40, he’s better than ever! I keep it covered at work, but other than that, Bob’s free to see the light of day.
If you get the right image, a tattoo tells a story and is good to look at too!
I think you should get one. You like layer cake–a layer cake with pink frosting would be cool!
Go for it! Take my word for it–you’ll be happy you did.
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Maxim (max’-im): One of several terms describing short, pithy sayings. Others include adage, apothegm, gnome, paroemia, proverb, and sententia.
He who laughs last didn’t get the joke. Get it?
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Meiosis (mei-o’-sis): Reference to something with a name disproportionately lesser than its nature (a kind of litotes). This term is equivalent to tapinosis.
That so-called “Presidential Executive Office” is looking more and more like a “Used Car Sales Office” that’s failing to meet its quota.
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Mempsis (memp’-sis): Expressing complaint and seeking help.
You told us we would get some “dirt” on Hillary Clinton. You’ve given us nothing. Come on–surely you have something! Please! I know you’ve got to have something.*
*This is fake news–purely fictional. Never happened.
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Merismus (mer-is’-mus): The dividing of a whole into its parts.
The Trump Administration is divided into four uneven parts: family, friends, business associates, and lies. “Lies” almost accounts for all of the Administration’s total size.
Trump’s latest lie: “I don’t wear underpants.” Definite lie–you can see the elastic waistband sticking out of his pants. One can only speculate as to why he would lie about wearing underpants. We think it may be because Putin does not wear underpants–this is a verified fact. Given the esteem that Trump holds Putin in, we can easily see why he would lie about his own underpants. The question is, though, “Why lie about your underpants when you can just pull them off and ‘go commando’ (like Putin) for real?” We’ll have to ask this question at the next press briefing. We’re sure Kommander Huckabee will answer right up! That is, there’s got to be a good policy driven answer to the underpants question & we’ll find it! It will be a snap (ha ha)
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Mesarchia (mes-ar’-chi-a): The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning and middle of successive sentences.
I was looking for a piece of paper. I was anxious for a piece to write on. I was in need of a piece to start my butterfly census project. I would be counting the Monarchs, Yellow Swallowtails and Black Swallowtails. For one week, I would go out every day at 2.00p.m. and track them.
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Mesodiplosis (mes-o-dip-lo’-sis): Repetition of the same word or words in the middle of successive sentences.
There’s no time like the future! There’s no time like the past! There’s no time like the right time & the right time is now! Let’s go visit the Russians! I think we can learn a lot from them about things like stealing, money laundering and bribery! Also, after dealing with the Russians, you know Dad can tell us a thing or two about money laundering too. In fact, he may be better at it than they are! Come on Donny, let’s catch a cab over to the consulate!
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Mesozeugma (me’-so-zyoog’-ma): A zeugma in which one places a common verb for many subjects in the middle of a construction.
It was time to go across the street, through the yard, onto the path.
He was in a hurry, but it did not matter. As usual ‘time was a thief’ and it stole his timely arrival.
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Metonymy (me-ton’-y-my): Reference to something or someone by naming one of its attributes. [This may include effects or any of the four Aristotelian causes {efficient/maker/inventor, material, formal/shape, final/purpose}.]
President hair wad seemed lost at the G20 summit.
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Ominatio (o-mi-na’-ti-o): A prophecy of evil.
Oh Korea of the North! Hear me, for I am the Prophet Pence!
Your meddling with atoms can only lead to infinite woe. Your bold, yet reckless, experiments with world-crossing rockets will cause great anger and prompt many long-winded diatribes from your many enemies. So, I say unto you, put your Won into feeding your people or I prophesy an angry wind will blow across your Korea of the North and turn your shining missiles into giant cardboard toys.
Hear me that ye may forewarned! I am the Prophet Pence and I can see into the future.
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Onedismus (on-e-dis’-mus): Reproaching someone for being impious or ungrateful.
I gave you more than half of our peanuts. You just gobble them up. You don’t even look at me. You just keep stuffing them into your mouth.
Can’t you at least say “Thank-you”? I would appreciate it. If you don’t thank me I’m going home to my mother. She would thank me.
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Onomatopoeia (on-o-mat-o-pee’-a): Using or inventing a word whose sound imitates that which it names (the union of phonetics and semantics).
My heart went boom, boom, boom. Then it went squish, squish, squish as they gave me CPR. My marathon-running days are over forever! I’ll have to be content with fast walking around the mall or the supermarket.
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Optatio (op-ta’-ti-o): Expressing a wish, often ardently.
I wish I hadn’t said that. It did more damage than I ever imagined it would. In the future, I’ll steer clear of references to bleeding in my Tweets.
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Orcos (or’-kos): Swearing that a statement is true.
Senator Lunar: How many Russians can dance on the Head of the FBI?
Government Witless: Probably 5 or 6. But, respectfully, I believe it is the head of a pin, not an actual head & that it is somehow a metaphysical meditation on the corporeality of Russians’ souls (if they have any in the first place).
Senator Veritas: You lie I cry!
Government Witless: I swear I am telling the truth so far as Senator Lunar’s more or less insane question begs me to. By the way: Your mother is alive and well in Miami.
Senator Lunar: 5 or 6 Russians dancing on Comey’s head, eh? There is no bruising. I think you’re lying Witless.
Government Witless: Respectfully Senator Lunar, my answer is true insofar as it is consistent with a historical tradition of speculation on bodies and souls, not to mention angels and whether they’re pure spirit. Russians are a new twist on the commentary.
But I want to ask you: Why are you asking me this more or less (on the face of it) irrelevant, if not crazy, question?
Senator Lunar: My Life Coach Billy Ed Joseph Ronald Richards gave me the idea. He was giving an ‘inspiration’ on how to advance political agendas and one way is ‘dancing’ on the heads of opponents. So, if 5 or 6 Russians danced on Comey’s head, it could very well be the case that he was ‘brought around’ and colluded with the Russians.
Government Witless: Wow! That’s more bizarre than 12th century philosophy and theology combined!
Senator Lunar: I swear it’s true. I may have been there. That’s not ketchup on my loafers. Whoops!
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Oxymoron (ox-y-mo’-ron): Placing two ordinarily opposing terms adjacent to one another. A compressed paradox.
He was having one of his high-lows–a complicated mental episode where he was energized by his depression.
He took medication. It made him sleep.
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Paenismus (pai-nis’-mus): Expressing joy for blessings obtained or an evil avoided.
Let the blessings continue to flow, and may they carry on after the July 4 recess.
During the recess, may the Senators ponder the American Health Care Act of 2017, hold their wives and their children close and imagine what a pile 10,000 dead bodies will look like–10,000 deaths caused by their support of the American Health Care Act of 2017.
Let us pray that their visit home will soften their hearts so that they may vote against the American Health Care Act of 2017.
In so doing great evil will be avoided and a great blessing will be obtained.
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