assurance

/əˈʃɔːɹəns/noun
High School
1

The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.

2

The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.

3

Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.

4

Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity

5

Betrothal; affiance.

6

Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.

7

Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.

8

Subjective certainty of one's salvation.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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