List 4 Flashcards

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Vehemently (Adjective)

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Zealous;Ardent; Impassioned.

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Resolute (Adjective)

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Determined, and unwavering.

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Infallible(Adjective)

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Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

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Furled(Verb, Past Tense)

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Become rolled up; Curl

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Lavish(Adjective)

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Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

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Assail(verb)

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Make a concerted or violent attack on.

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Extolled(Verb past tense)

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Praise enthusiastically.

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Blank Verse(noun)

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Verse without rhyme.

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Caesura(noun)

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Greek/Latin: A break between words within a metrical foot.
Modern: a pause near the middle of the line.
Any interruption or break.

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Caricature(noun)

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A picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

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Chiasmus(noun)

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A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order; in the same or modified form.

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Colloquial(adjective)

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Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

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