candidate
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
A participant in an examination.
Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
A student taking a degree who has finished the coursework but has other remaining requirements such as a dissertation.
The recipient of certain academic degrees, now mainly awarded in Scandinavia.
A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
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
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