List 18 & 86-90 Flashcards

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faculty

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n

natural power or ability

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languish

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v

to become weak

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intimate

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adj

to make known indirectly; to hint

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sundry

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adj

various; miscellaneous

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interpose

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v to interfere in order to help; to intervene

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Pathetic Fallacy

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a fos in which human emotions are attributed to inanimate objects
EX: angry clouds, blustering winds

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Pedantic

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an adjective that describes words, phrases or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
EX:

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Periodic Sentence

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a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end to add emphasis
EX: “Ecstatic with my AP scores, I let out a shout of joy!”

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Personification

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a fos in which the author presents or describes inanimate objects with human emotions and actions.
EX: The tsunami raced towards the coastline.

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Persuasive Devices

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words that complement a writer’s argument and intense emotional effect
EX: ethos, pathos, logos

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