susceptibility

/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/noun
High School
1

The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

2

emotional sensitivity.

3

Being vulnerable to a treatment (usually an antibiotic or antifungal); also, the degree of such vulnerability (i.e., weak, moderate, or strong).

4

electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity).

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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