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ominous

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adj: threatening, of bad omen

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rampant

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adj: running wild

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solace

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adj: comfort, v: to comfort

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supple

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adj: bending easily

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suppress

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v: to stop by force

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abhor

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v: to hate deeply

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corrosive

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adj: eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic

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reprehensible

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adj: deserving blame or punishment

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turbulent

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adj: violent; stormy

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apathy

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n: a lack of feeling

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vociferous

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adj: loud and noisy

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deride

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v: to ridicule

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ingenuous

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adj: innocent

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quandary

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n: a state of perplexity or doubt

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allocate

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v: designate for a special purpose

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revel

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v: to take great pleasure in, n: a wild celebration

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deviate

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v: stray from a norm, n: one who departs from a norm, adj: differing from a norm

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exult

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v: to rejoice greatly

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palatable

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adj: suitable for consumption

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rancor

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n: bitter resentment

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contentious

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adj: inclined to argue

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crestfallen

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adj: discouraged

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disheveled

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adj: disorderly

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lamentable

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adj: to be regretted or pitied

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sonorous
adj: full in sound; impressive in style
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dramatic irony
when the audience or reader knows something that the characters don't
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situational irony
when the opposite of what is expected happens, often to humorous effect
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verbal irony
when you say the opposite of what you mean
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3rd person limited
access to the thoughts and emotions of just one character
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3rd person objective
neutral, unbiased narrator who doesn't reveal the thoughts or feelings of the characters
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3rd person omniscient
all knowing, and talks about all the characters emotions
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juxtaposition
two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
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simile
comparing 2 things with "as" or "than"
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metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable