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the person designated to receive the benefits from an insurance policy
or will
beneficiary
beneficiary
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"A rhetorical term applied to that figure of speech making casual
reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event."
For example, "A Daniel come to judgment." Shakespeare
allusion
allusion
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"A comparison of two things, alike in certain respects; particularly
a method of exposition when an unfamiliar object is compared to a
familiar one." For example, consider Christ's "Parable of the Sowers."
analogy
analogy
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a temporary, conditional pledge OF PROPERTY to a creditor as security
against a debt
mortgage
mortgage
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a metrical foot in verse consisting of three syllables, two unaccented
and one accented
"Like a child/ from the womb/, like a ghost/ from the tomb" Shelley
anapest
anapest
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in name only, not in actuality
nominal
nominal
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the opposite: surplus of money
deficit
deficit
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a duty on imported goods
tariff
tariff
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false name
pseudonym
pseudonym
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love for mankind often shown by making financial donations that help
other people
philanthropy
philanthropy
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comparing the bank's statement with the depositor's own records
reconciliation
reconciliation
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the opposite: output
input
input
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the opposite: assets
liabilities
liabilities
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"a figure of speech in which someone, some abstract quality, or a
non-existent personage is addressed as though present." For example,
"Hail, Holy Light, offspring of Heaven firstborn!" Milton
apostrophe
apostrophe
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"the prevailing tone or mood of a literary work"
atmosphere
atmosphere
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a story of one's life written by himself
autobiography
autobiography
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a word of opposite meaning
antonym
antonym
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the study of God and his relationship to the universe
theology
theology
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the appearance of God to man
theophany
theophany
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the opposite: insolvent
solvent solvent means "able to pay all legal debts."
solvent