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1. Pedant One who displays one's knowledge ज्ञान का बखान करने वाला

2. Parable Moral stories नै तिक कथा

3. Fable Moral stories with animal नै तिक कथा तिनमें िानवर मु ख्य पात्र
characters. है ।

4. Anecdote A short, narrative story of an तकस्सा

incident.
5. Plagiarism Literary theft. सातहत्य चोरी
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6. Calligraphy Art of good handwriting. सुुं दर हस्त ले खन कला

7. Cacography Bad handwriting/Bad spellings बुरी तलखावट /अशुद्ध वित नी

8. Orthography Correct spelling (Use of spellings अच्छी वित नी

as per standard of that language).
9. Maiden speech First speech. प्रथम भाषण

10. Extempore Speech without preparation. तबना िै यारी का भाषण

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11. Rhetoric Effective speech that may not be honest. प्रभावशाली भाषण, िो िरूरी नही ुं
सच्चाई से भरा होुं
12. Harangue Loud speech usually in bad taste. भड़कीला भाषण िो मन को खराब
लगे
13. Esoteric Intended or likely to be understood or तवशेष ज्ञान या रूतच रखने वाले कुछ
enjoyed by only few people with special लोगोुं द्वारा ही समझ में आने वाला
knowledge or interest.
14. Maxim A brief statement of a general truth कहावि

15. Axiom A rule or principle that most people believe स्वयुं-तसद्ध कथन
to be true
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16. Epithet An adjective used to define a person or a place. गुण-सू चक नाम

e.g: Her Charitable work earned her an epithet
"Miss philanthropy"
17. Soliloquy Speaking one's thought aloud to oneself. आत्मभाषण, स्व-वाद

18. Circumlocuti Round-about way of speaking, beating about the घुमा-तिरा कर की गई बािें
on bush.
19. Truism A statement that is obviously true and says सत्यवाद तिसमें कुछ भी नया
nothing new or interesting, platitude, cliche या तदलचस्प नही ुं हो

20. Sonnet A poem that has 14 lines and a fixed pattern of 14 पुं क्तिवाली कतविा
rhyme
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21. Ode A poem written for a particular occasion or that तकसी तवशेष अवसर के तलए या
speaks to a particular person or things तवशेष व्यक्ति या वस्तु को लक्ष्य
कर तलखी गई कतविा
22. Obituary Message for a dead published in newspaper शोक सुं देश
etc.
23. Verbose Full of words. वाचाल

24. Verbatim Exact repetition of the same words, word for शब्दशः
word.
25. Verbiage Use of so many words that the real meaning अनावश्यक बहुि सारे शब्दोुं का
gets lost. प्रयोग
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26. Etymology Formation of words from the root. शब्द तनमातण तवज्ञान

27. Catechism The summary of the principles of a religion धमत प्रश्नोत्तरी

in the form of questions and answers.
28. Lexicography Compilation of dictionary. शब्दकोश बनाने की तिया

29. Couplet two-line poems. दो पुं क्ति की कतविा

30. Hymn Poem sung in praise of God. भिन

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31. Illegible That cannot be read, indecipherable. अपठनीय

32. Legend The story the authenticity of which has not कथा तिसकी प्रमातणकिा तसद्ध
been proved. ना हो

33. Gift of the gab Talent for speaking. अच्छा बोलने की प्रतिभा

34. Word of mouth Only in spoken form, not in written form. तसित कतथि रूप में (तलक्तखि में
नही ुं)
35. Lucid Very clear. स्पष्ट
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36. Impromptu Without preparation, extempore. तबना िै यारी के

37. Anonymous Without the name of the writer. गुमनाम, अज्ञािकृि

38. In toto Completely, entirely. पू णतिा से

39. Epilogue A concluding speech at the end of a play, उपसुं हार

Denouement
40. Prologue A speech at the starting of a play, Prelude आरम्भ भाषण
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41. Erudite Scholarly, a person who has academic ज्ञानी

knowledge, intellectual
42. Elegy A poem or song that expresses sadness शोकगीि
especially for someone who has died
43. Platitude A stale remark that becomes dull due to regular कई बार दोहराया गया विव्य
use.
44. Decipher Decode, to read and understand the meaning. समझना, अथत तनकालना