3/21 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Coverlet
A
Bed quilt used chiefly for warmth
2
Q
Satire
A
The use of irony and/or ridicule in denouncing folly
3
Q
Simile
A
An unlikely comparison with use of the words like or as
4
Q
Syllepsis
A
The use of a word or expression to form 2 syntactic functions
5
Q
Syllogism
A
A deductive inference of certain other forms with two premises
6
Q
Symbol
A
Something used for or regarded as representing something else
7
Q
Satchel
A
A small bag with a shoulder strap
8
Q
Incessant
A
Continuing without interruption
9
Q
Forlorn
A
Desolate or dreary
10
Q
Visage
A
The face, with reference to expression
11
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Haggard
A
Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhuasted appearance
12
Q
Panhandle
A
To accost and beg from
13
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Affluent
A
Having an abudance of wealth
14
Q
Huarache
A
A Mexican sandle
15
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Senile
A
Of or belonging to old age
16
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Relent
A
To become less severe; slacken
