He made a good ANALOGY between the designs of the ruins and modern building.

The poem was quite full ANAPESTIC words.

The speaker made her speech more interesting by opening and closing it with witty ANECDOTES.

I find that the defeat of the ANTAGONIST in most books quite boring.

Roman mythology usually tells in the form of ANTHROMORPHISMS.

Every person should have a funny APHORISM to live bye.

The slave driver gave them a wicked and CONTEMPTUOUS smile.

That movie star is obviously a NARCISSIST, pruning and preening herself every five seconds or so.

He tried hard to TOE THE LINE in his new job.

The piano teacher praised the disobedient student mockingly with TONGUE IN CHEEK.

The murderer was given an ACQUITTAL from all charges when sufficient evidence was put forward.

My cousin was chosen to LITIGATE in the lawsuit.

Hope I’ve helped! Happy learning!

Analogy is the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship.

anapest

First found in early Spartan marching songs, anapestic metres were widely used in Greek and Latin dramatic verse

anecdote

She was teaching while telling anecdotes about working on the Great White Way.

antagonist

Who is the antagonist of the story?

anthropomorphism

Specifically, anthropomorphism describes gods or goddesses.

aphorism

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence is an old aphorism.

contemptuous

Which sort of person excites the most contemptuous feelings?

narcissist

A narcissistic artist will expect only praise

toe the line

To toe the line means to conform to a rule.

tongue in cheek

If someone says something “tongue-in-cheek,” he or she is usually kidding.

foot the bill

I didn’t bring enough cash to foot the bill, so you have to pay it.

acquittal

On sunday there was an acquittal in a Libyan court where nurses were acquitted of slander charges.