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Stories & imagination

Magic, myths, mysteries and the language of stories. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Advanced, Stretch, Core levels: the first 12 of 12, A to Z.

sacred
adj.Advanced
holy or treated with great respect, often for religious reasons
Similar:
holy
Opposite:
ordinary
sanctity
nounStretch
the quality of being holy or deserving great respect
Similar:
holiness
Opposite:
corruption
scripture
nounAdvanced
the holy writings of a religion
Similar:
sacred book
serendipity
nounStretch
a lucky discovery made by chance
Similar:
luck
Opposite:
bad luck
shrine
nounAdvanced
a holy place or a place honouring a special person
Similar:
altar
Opposite:
common area
simile
nounCore
a phrase that compares one thing with another using 'like' or 'as'
Similar:
comparison
Opposite:
description
sonnet
nounAdvanced
a poem of fourteen lines with a set pattern of rhymes
Similar:
verse
stanza
nounAdvanced
a group of lines forming one section of a poem
Similar:
verse
stupefy
verbStretch
to leave someone so shocked or amazed they cannot think clearly
Similar:
stun
Opposite:
awaken
subterfuge
nounStretch
a clever trick used to hide something or fool people
Similar:
trick
Opposite:
frankness
symbol
nounCore
a picture, mark or object that stands for something else
Similar:
emblem
Opposite:
fact
symbolism
nounStretch
the use of objects or images to stand for ideas
Similar:
symbols
Opposite:
fact

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