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English midterm Flashcards

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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

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bereft

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to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn

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gibe

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a hint, indirect suggestion

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intimation

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wealthy, luxurious; ample

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opulent

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easily bent, flexible; easily influence

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pliable

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not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

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unkempt

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word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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verbatim

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Danger

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jeopardy

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Peaceable, friendly

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amicable

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Extremely careful; particular about details

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meticulous

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A longing for something past; homesickness

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nostalgic

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The purest essence or form of something

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quintessence

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Lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest

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tepid

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To compel, force

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coerce

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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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demise

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To think about in a a dreamy, ponder

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muse

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15
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So unimportant that it can be disregarded

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negligible

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To make permanent or long lasting

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perpetuate

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An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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precedent

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17
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To find out

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ascertain

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A temporary stay; to stay for a time

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sojourn

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To give or pass on as an inheritance

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bequeath

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To erase, obliterate, destroy

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expunge

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Having limits; lasting for a limited time

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finite

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Spiteful, showing ill will

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malevolent

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Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

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supercilious

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unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

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altruistic

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mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

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clemency

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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

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dearth

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shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

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diffident

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fierce and cruel; agressive; deadly, destructive

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truculent

28
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extremely poisonous; spiteful

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virulent

29
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To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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brandish

30
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skillful, nimble

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deft

30
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to include or contain

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rampant

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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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destitute

31
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meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

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officious

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to comfort, console; comfort, relief

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solace

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To change in a formal way; to change for the better

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amend

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To involve in; to connect with or be related to

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implicate

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A strict discriplinarian

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martinet

36
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Deserving blame or punishment

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reprehensible

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Filthy, wretched, debased

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squalid

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Loud and noisy; compelling attention

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vociferous

39
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strong dislike; bitter hostility

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animosity

40
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having great variety; numerous and diverse

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multifarious

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stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

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parsimonious

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to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

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stultify

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a state of perplexity or doubt

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quandary

44
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smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

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suave

45
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Alliteration

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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Allusion

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the repetition of vowel sounds

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Assonance

48
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Act of creating and developing a character

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Characterization

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Set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning

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Connotation

50
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Its dictionary definition, independent of other associations that the word way have

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Denotation

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An author’s choice of words, especially with regard to range of vocabulary, use of slang and colloquial language, and level of formality

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Diction

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A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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Hyperbole

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The description or figurative language used in literature to create words pictures for the reader

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Imagery

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The general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality, or expectation and result

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Irony

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writing specific to a particular geographic setting

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Local Color

55
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A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of a shtoug it were something else

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Metaphor

56
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A long speech by one character that, unlike a soliloquy, is addressed to another character or characters

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Monologue

57
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A combination of words that contradict each other

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Oxymoron

58
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Statement that seems to contradict but actually presents a truth

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Paradox

59
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a humorous imitation of an established work

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Parody

60
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A type of figurative language that in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

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Personification

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A literary work that ridicules the foolishness and faults of individuals, an institution, society, or even humanity in general

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Satire

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A figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items

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Simile

63
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A long speech expressing thethoughts of a character alone on stage

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Soliloquy

English 2023-2024 (7 decks)

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