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To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful.
Complete and focused attention without any distractions.
To allow the audience's eyes to move away from the speaker to something else.
A quality of being honest and open but in a controlled and deliberate way.
To fail to produce the intended effect; to be completely unsuccessful in interest or humor.
In rhetoric or linguistics, a variety of language or a level of intensity used for a particular purpose or social setting.
To extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of something.
Carefully considered; deliberate and restrained, rather than impulsive or emotional.
A temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction of a building; in communication, the supporting framework of an argument.