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1
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strong dislike; bitter hostility.

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animosity

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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose.

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consecrate

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old and feeble; worn-out, ruined.

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decrepit

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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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smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses.

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suave

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persistent, attentive, diligent

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assiduous

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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

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chastise

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abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

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copious

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10
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unnaturally thin

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emaciated

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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

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poignant

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12
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bitter resentment or ill-will

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rancor

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13
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quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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contentious

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14
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to desire something belonging to another

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covet

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15
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given to much talking, tediously chatty

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garrulous

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16
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an unsuitable or misleading name

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misnomer

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17
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a period of relief or rest

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respite

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a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

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wastrel

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to refer to casually or indirectly

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allude

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20
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treacherous cunning, deceit

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guile

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21
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to appease, soothe, pacify

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placate

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22
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calm, peaceful

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placid

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23
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a payment made for a wrong or an injury

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reparation

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utterly. harsh. unrelieved, desolate

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stark

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emotionally hardened, unfeeling

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callous

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secret, concealed; underhanded

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clandestine

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not able to be erased or removed; memorable

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indelible

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to meditate, think about at length

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ruminate

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capable of being touched; real, concrete

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tangible

30
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incisive, keen; cutting, caustic

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trenchant

31
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proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

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decorum

32
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compulsion by threat; forcible confinement

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duress

33
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To drink; to take in, absorb

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imbibe

34
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harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

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innocuous

35
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distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

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prowess

36
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to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

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stipulate

37
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a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

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alacrity

38
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the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

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antithesis

39
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generous in forgiving, above small meanness

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magnanimous

40
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slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

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phlegmatic

41
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to repeal, cancel

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rescind

42
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lively, sprightly, full of energy

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vivacious

43
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to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager

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whet

44
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to cause a feeling of irritation or humiliation; irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration

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chagrin

45
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a noisy quarrel or brawl

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fracas

46
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a wild uproar, din, or commotion

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pandemonium

47
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disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly

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raucous

48
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to give up or resign something

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renounce

49
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intense, forceful, powerful

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vehement

50
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eager, earnest, devoted

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zealous

51
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Alliteration

52
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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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Allusion

53
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the repetition of vowel sounds

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Assonance

54
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Act of creating and developing a character

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Characterization

55
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Set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning

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Connotation

56
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Its dictionary definition, independent of other associations that the word way have

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Denotation

57
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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

58
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A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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Hyperbole

59
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The description or figurative language used in literature to create words pictures for the reader

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Imagery

60
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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

61
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writing specific to a particular geographic setting

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Local Color

62
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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

63
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A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else

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Metaphor

64
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A combination of words that contradict each other

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Oxymoron

65
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Statement that seems to contradict but actually presents a truth

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Paradox

66
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a humorous imitation of an established work

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Parody

67
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A type of figurative language that in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

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Personification

68
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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

69
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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

70
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A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

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Soliloquy

English 2023-2024 (7 decks)

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