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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde > Grade 9 Language > Flashcards

Grade 9 Language Flashcards

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Portmanteu

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A word which is a blend of words

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Malevolent

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Wishing to do evil

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Voyuerestic attraction to violence

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Sexual pleasure of seeing harm

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Existentialism

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We gain morals by living and not through our nature

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Archetypal

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Very typical

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Atavistic

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Relating to ancient, ancestral

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Primitive

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Original, not evolved

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Gratitiuous

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Done without reason

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Demoniacal

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Relating to characteristics of a demon

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Repugnant

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Extremely distasteful

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Homoerotic

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Temporary desire of same sex activity

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Epitome

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The perfect example of something

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Presbyterian Christianity

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A form of Church with a group of elected elders

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Sacrilegious

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Violation of sacred people or things

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Plethora

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An execessive amount of something

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Antithetical

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Directly opposed

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Multi-faceted

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Having many sides

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Diatribe

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A verbal attack against something

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Evangelicals

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Christian belief humans were evil and had to beg for forgiveness from God

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Double-entendre

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Word with a double meaning

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Hypocrisy

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Claiming to have higher standards which is not the case

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Transcendental

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Relating to a spiritual realm

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Trope

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Metaphorical use of a word or expression

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Anagnorisis

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When a character learns another character’s true identity

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious

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Didactic

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In the role of a teacher

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Zeitgeist

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Defining the moods and ideas at the time

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Allegory

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Play with a hidden meaning

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Denouement

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The resolution to a play

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Denouement

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The resolution to a play

32
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Epistolary

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The form of letters

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