Term: epiplexis: a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
Candidate hypernym: rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) → 1
Candidate hypernym: pike: a sharp point (as on the end of a spear) → 0
Candidate hypernym: lidocaine: a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes → 0
Candidate hypernym: ground bait: bait scattered on the water to attract fish → 0
Candidate hypernym: distemper: any of various infectious viral diseases of animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: perforation: the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation) → 0
Candidate hypernym: local department: a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government → 0
Candidate hypernym: megasporangium: a plant structure that produces megaspores → 0
Candidate hypernym: smog: air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog → 0
Candidate hypernym: moon: any natural satellite of a planet → 0
Candidate hypernym: diflunisal: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions → 0