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Odious

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Describes something deserving hatred

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Nocturnal

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Something that is active at night

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Palpable

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Able to be felt

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Tangible

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Describes something that has substance or reality; capable of being touched

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Disarming

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Describes something that removes the feelings of mistrust or unfriendliness

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Analytical

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Describes someone or something that is skilled in breaking a whole into parts and examining it

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Futile

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Something that has no result or effect

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Indifferent

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Neither good nor bad

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Drone

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A continuous low humming sound

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Saunter

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To walk in a slow, relaxed manner

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Disgruntled

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Angry or dissatisfied

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Accusatory

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Indicating or suggesting that one believes a person has done something wrong

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Annihilate

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To destroy utterly; obliterate

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Infer

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To conclude from evidence and reasoning

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Recalcitrant

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Having an uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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Supposition

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An idea or theory that one believes is true; an uncertain truth

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Clamorous

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Marked by loud insistent cries; full of noise

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Abashed

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Embarrassed or ashamed

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Despondent

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Very sad and without hope

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Plod

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To walk slowly with heavy steps to; to progress or develop slowly

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Ostentatious

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Excessively showy displaying wealthy knowledge, etc. in a way meant to attract attention

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Cumbersome

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Hard to handle because of size or weight

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Derision

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Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

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Subtle

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Hard to notice or see; not obvious; clever and indirect

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Glint
To be reflected in brilliant flashes of light
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Befuddled
Unable to think clearly; confused
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Alack
An expression of sorrow
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Abhor
To loathe utterly
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Mortal
Liable to death
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Valiant
Strong; brave, heroic, or courageous
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Aspire
To rise, climb, or soar
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Benevolent
Well meaning and kindly
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Shrine
A place in which devotion is paid to a saint or God; a tomb for the dead
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Pilgrim
One who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
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Profane
Not sacred, secular; to debase by a wrong
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Prevail
To succeed
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En,it's
Hatred
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Harbored
To hold or contain
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Obscure
Not well known or difficult to understand
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Avenge
To indict harm in return for a wrong done to oneself or another
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Wretched
Very unhappy or unpleasant
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Conspire
To act or work together to plan something evil
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Ignorant
Lacking knowledge or awareness
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Expel
To drive out or force away
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Cryptic
Mysterious, puzzling
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Mock
To attack or ridicule by mimicry of action or speech
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Sustain
To support, hold, or bear up
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Despise
To hate
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Perish
To die or pass away
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Characterization
The method in which the author develops a character
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Protagonist
The main character in a novel, drama, etc.
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Antagonist
One who strives against another
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Setting
The time and place in which a story takes place
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Plot
The structure of the story
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Exposition
The background information of the story
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Rising Action
Conflicts that develop
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Climax
The turning point of the story; interest and intensity are at its peak
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Falling Action
The events that occur after the climax
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Resolution
The conflict is resolved; the way things are going to be from now on
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Theme
The main moral or message of a piece of literature
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Conflict
Problem
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Point of View
The angle in which the story is told
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First Person
The narrator is a part of the story and uses pronouns
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Third Person Omniscient
The narrator is an outside voice that is all-knowing and call tell a characters thoughts and feelings
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Mood
The emotional effect that the text creates for the audience
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Situational Irony
An event or result that is the opposite of what was expected
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Dramatic Irony
When the reader or audience knows more about something than a character
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Verbal Irony
When a person says or writes something, but means something else
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Symbolism
An object used to represent something else
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Imagery
The use of words to help the reader create a mental picture
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Foreshadowing
When an author hints at events that are going to occur later
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Flashback
An interruption of the story with the showing or telling of an earlier event
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Allusion
An indirect reference
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Antithesis
The opposition of words or phrases against each other
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Analogy
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure
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Simile
A phrase that uses the words like or as to describe something by comparing it with something similar
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Metaphor
When an author writes one thing as another to make a comparison and create a visual
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Personification
Giving an inanimate object human-like qualities
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Hyperbole
A figure of speech that produces a vivid impression by obvious exaggeration
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Repetition
The act of repeating something that has already been said or written
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Onomatopoeia
The formation of the word in imitation of the sound of the thing meant
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Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of connected words
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Rhyme
The repetition of sounds at the ends of lines in a verse
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Incessant/Incessantly
Nonstop, without end; describes an action that is nonstop

Anna Rose Dean Period 8 (8 decks)

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