“Sensual” usually relates to physical desires and experiences, and often
means “sexy.” But “sensuous” is more often used for esthetic pleasures,
like “sensuous music.” The two words do overlap a good deal. The leather
seats in your new car may be sensuous; but if they turn you on, they
might be sensual. “Sensual” often has a slightly racy or [...]

If you are not an English graduate then I am sure you won’t be knowing about these figures of speech. The only part of speech I knew was oxymoron, rest were new to us. Get the feel of them as this can help you in XAT exam.
Rhetorical Devices/ Figures of Speech
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A transparent object is something that will allow all of the light rays to pass through it. Things like glass, some kids of plastic and food wrap are transparent because of the density of the molecules inside it.
A translucent object is a material that will only allow some or a little bit oh the light [...]

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I have found a list of confusing words which make us confuse while solving the verbal questions. List is in two parts. All words in the list looks similar but in meaning they are far dissimilar. Their dictionary meanings are not given but they are used in sentence according to their dictionary meanings. You have [...]