grade 9 keywords Flashcards
1
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abominable
A
very bad causing moral repression
2
Q
absolves
A
free from guilt
3
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the practice of chemistry
A
alchemy
4
Q
alternative version of one’s self
A
alter ego
5
Q
a statement that could have more than one meaning, linking to confusion
A
ambiguity
6
Q
a person of unknowing identity
A
anonymity
7
Q
ideas that directly contrast eachother
A
antithesis
8
Q
assigning non-human characteristics to a human being
A
anthropomorphosis
9
Q
extreme cruelty
A
barbarity
10
Q
experiencing bliss and serenity
A
beatific
11
Q
extreme panic
A
frantic
12
Q
exaggerated politeness or respectability
A
genteel
13
Q
uncontrollable emotion
A
hysteria
14
Q
natural and born into the human mind
A
innate
15
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seemingly lasting forever
A
perennial
