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1
Q
chauvinistic
A
unreasonable belief in superiority dominance in one group
2
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genre, generic
A
A category
3
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iconoclastic
A
attack on settled beliefs
4
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Pagination
A
the order of numbers in a book
5
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diction
A
choice and use of words
6
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simile
A
A figure of speech comparing one thing to another
7
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immutable/mutable
A
unable to change/liable to change
8
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ameliorate
A
making something bad, better
9
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abstract
A
existing in thought but not in reality
10
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protagonist
A
main character
11
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antagonist
A
main enemy
12
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inextricable
A
impossible to separate
13
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metaphor
A
where a word is applied to an object which it is literally not applicable
14
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naive
A
lack of experience or wisdom
15
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contemporary
A
Living or occuring at the same time
