List 8 Flashcards

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Portentous(Adjective)

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Done in A pompously or overly solemnly manner so as to impress.

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Assail(Verb)

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To make a concerted or violent attack on.

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Privy(Adjective)

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Sharing in the knowledge of (something important or secret).

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Invulnerable(Adjective)

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Impossible to cause harm or damage to.

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Auspicious(Adjective)

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Conductive to success, favorable.

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Litote

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An understatement in which the affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in “not a bad singer” or “not unhappy”).

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Loose Sentence

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A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by The success of addition of modifying clauses or phrases.

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Lyric

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Short poem written in repeating stanzaic form, often designed to be set to music. Unlike a ballad a lyric does not usually have a plot.

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Meter

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A rhythm of accented and unaccented syllables which are organized into patterns called feet.

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Metonymy(Noun)

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The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing Meant. For example suit for the business executive or the track for the racehorse.

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