9/12 Vocab Flashcards

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Denizens

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Inhabitants or citizens

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Pensive

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Deeply thoughtful

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Incarnation

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Someone who represents an abstract quality or idea

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Suave

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Being sophisticated or smooth

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Epitome

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A typical example of a thing or ideal.

That joke was the epitome of comedy.

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Dubious

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Doubtful, hesitant

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Filial

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Relating to son or daughter

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Antipathy

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A strong dislike

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Surreptitiously

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Secretly or shyly

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Tribute

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A payment or award made from gratitude, respect or admiration.

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Conspicuous

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Easy to see, obvious.

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Lithe

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Graceful in movement; limber

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Overcompensate

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To make more more than the necessary adjustment

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Solitude

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The state of being alone

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Tantalizing

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Attractive or desirable

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Visualize

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To be able to see something in your mind

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Vertical

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A line that runs straight up and down.

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Haunt

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Lingers in the memory; a was that worries or bothers you.

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Characterization

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The way the author reveals the characteristics and attitudes of his imaginary characters.

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Plot and conflict

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Plot is the sequence of events in a story

Conflict (part of the plot) is the difficulty the character/s must face.