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Define each word below, drawing only on your previous knowledge of the word (don't look it up in any dictionary yet). If you don't know the meaning of a word, simply complete this statement about it "I don't know what this word means, but it sounds like it might having something to do with . . . ." If you can't even guess what it means, it's fine to write that down too.
semantics
syntax
metaphor
grammar
convention
punctuation
mechanics (in language)
allusion
documentation
citation
voice
trope
linguistics
rhetoric (used as a noun)
code
verbal
civility
tone
flow
technology