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2/27/14 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Postern

A

A back door or gate

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Periodic Sentence

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A suspenseful sentence with its main clause at the end

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Polysyndeton

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The use of a number of conjunctions in close succession

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4
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Reptition

A

The act or instance of repeating; replication

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5
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Sarcasm

A

Harsh derision or irony

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Trestle

A

A frame typically composed of a horizontal bar

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Destrier

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War-horse

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Verdant

A

Green with vegetation

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Rawhide

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Untanned skin of cattle or other animals

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Lanky

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Ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony

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Gilt

A

Gold in color

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Alackaday

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Interjection of sorry or dismay

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Rotgut

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Cheap and inferior liquor

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14
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Melodious

A

Characterized by melody; tuneful

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Sardonic

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Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; cynical

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16
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Disconsolate

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Without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy

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Reverie

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A state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing

18
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Haunch

A

Fleshy part of the body about the hip

19
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Tarpaulin

A

Protective covering of a canvas

20
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Personfication

A

The representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person

21
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(R)

A back door or gate

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Postern

22
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(R)

A suspenseful sentence with its main clause at the end

A

Periodic Sentence

23
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(R)

The use of a number of conjunctions in close succession

A

Polysyndeton

24
Q

(R)

The act or instance of repeating; replication

A

Reptition

25
Q

(R)

Harsh derision or irony

A

Sarcasm

26
Q

(R)

A frame typically composed of a horizontal bar

A

Trestle

27
Q

(R)

War-horse

A

Destrier

28
Q

(R)

Green with vegetation

A

Verdant

29
Q

(R)

Untanned skin of cattle or other animals

A

Rawhide

30
Q

(R)

Ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony

A

Lanky

31
Q

(R)

Gold in color

A

Gilt

32
Q

(R)

Interjection of sorry or dismay

A

Alackaday

33
Q

(R)

Cheap and inferior liquor

A

Rotgut

34
Q

(R)

Characterized by melody; tuneful

A

Melodious

35
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(R)

Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; cynical

A

Sardonic

36
Q

(R)

Without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy

A

Disconsolate

37
Q

(R)

A state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing

A

Reverie

38
Q

(R)

Fleshy part of the body about the hip

A

Haunch

39
Q

(R)

Protective covering of a canvas

A

Tarpaulin

40
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(R)

The representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person

A

Personfication

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