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Final Vocab 9H Flashcards

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Affable

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Friendly

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Adversary

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Opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute.

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Assimilation

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the process of becoming more likè a culture or sub-group of the
population

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Animosity

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Hatred

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Augment

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Make greater

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Aversion

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a feeling of dislike toward something

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Conciliatory

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Intended to reconcile

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Deferred

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Delayed or postponed

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Disparage

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to represent as being worthless; belittle

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Felonious

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Evil; wicked

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Fickle

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Erratic changeableness or instability

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Enmity

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Deep-seated, often mutual hatred or ill will.

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Grievance

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Complaint

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Hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance

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Ignominy

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Public shame

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Indictment

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Strong disapproval

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Magnanimous

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Kind and generous

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Martyr

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A person who sacrifices something of great value for the sake of principle.

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Myriad

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A countless or extremely great number

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Ominous

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foreboding or foreshadowing evil

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direct characterization

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the author tells the reader what a character is like

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indirect characterization

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the author shows the reader what the character is like through their actions

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Setting

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time and place

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pensive

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engaged in deep or serious thought

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pugnacious

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having an argumentative nature

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prowess

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expertise in a particular activity

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shrew

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an ill-tempered, scolding woman

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toil

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to work hard and long

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Part of speech of adversary

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noun

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Part of speech of affable

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adjective

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Part of speech of animosity

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noun

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part of speech of assimilation

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noun

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part of speech of augment

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verb

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part of speech of aversion

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noun

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Part of speech of conciliatory

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adjective

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Part of speech of deferred

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adjective

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Part of speech of disparage

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verb

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Part of speech of enmity

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noun

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Part of speech of felonious

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adjective

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Part of speech of grievance

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noun

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Part of speech of hubris

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noun

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Part of speech of ignominy

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noun

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Part of speech of indictment

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noun

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Part of speech of Magnanimous

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adjective

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Part of speech of martyr

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noun

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Part of speech of ominous

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adjective

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Part of speech of pensive

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adjective

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part of speech of pugnacious

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adjective

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part of speech of prowess

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noun

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Part of speech of shrew

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noun

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Part of speech of toil

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verb

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theme

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“moral” of the story, main lesson that can be learned

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conflict (4 types)

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Man vs Man
Man vs Self
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society

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mood

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atmosphere of narrative

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tone

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author’s attitude towards audience

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imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language

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symbolism (list 4 types)

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objects, characters, events, places

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

no like/as

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simile

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

uses like or as

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foreshadowing

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a warning or indication of a future event

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satire

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Sonnet

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a poem of fourteen lines

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Sonnet rhyme scheme

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ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

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Oxymoron

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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Allusion

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

references can be to mythology, history, people, etc

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Personification

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

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Irony

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the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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Verbal irony

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An individual or group says one thing, but means the opposite

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dramatic irony

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the audience knows something, but some characters don’t

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comic relief

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comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections

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monologue

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a long speech by one actor

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soliloquy

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a character speaks to themself

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aside

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a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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