List 8 & 36-40 Flashcards
1
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dauntless
A
ADJ
fearless
2
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sagacious
A
ADJ
wise
3
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courtier
A
N
a member of a royal court
4
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contagion
A
N
the spreading of disease
5
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pervade
A
V
to spread throughout
6
Q
devices
A
the figure of speech, syntax, diction, and other stylic elements that collectively produce a specific artistic effect
7
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dialect
A
a form of language that is spoken in a certain place or by a certain class of people.
8
Q
dialogue
A
the words that characters speak aloud. Usually set off with quotations.
9
Q
diction
A
related to style, diction refers to the writer’s word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
10
Q
diactic
A
from the greek it means teaching and they have a primary lesson especially of moral principles.
