exquisite

/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/adj
High School
1

Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.

2

Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact.

3

Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.

4

Of special beauty or rare excellence.

5

Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.

6

Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.

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

Consonance

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

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