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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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caricaturist

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kar-i-kuh-chuh-rist/Word FrequencyUncommon (2.8)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

A person who draws or writes exaggerated, often humorous, depictions of people or things.

In a Sentence

“The talented caricaturist at the fair captured everyone's likeness with a funny twist.”

Published Usage Examples

“Each artist would be called a caricaturist because his instinctive penetration had taken him into regions where the powder-puff and the rouge-pot lose their power.”

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Origin

From Italian 'caricatura' (exaggeration), from 'caricare' (to load, exaggerate).

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Synonyms

artistillustratorcartoonistsketch artistportraitist

Antonyms

realistliteralist

Related Words

caricaturecartoondrawsketchportraitexaggerationhumorartist

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