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Lit Vocab Flashcards

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allication

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distribution

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ascetic

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practicing self-denial; austere

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beguile

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to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm

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crass

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lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence

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defray

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to supply the money for; to pay

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dint

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means; effort

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enjoin

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instruct or urge (someone) to do something

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envoy

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a representative or messenger

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interloper

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an intruder

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vicarious

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experiencing through another

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perspective

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a technique to illustrate how characters view and process the events of a story

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point of view

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the narrator’s position in relation. to the story being told

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tone

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a writer’s attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, imagery, details, language, and style

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mood

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the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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free indirect style

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third-person narration which uses some of the characteristics of third-person along with the essence of first-person direct speech

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setting

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where and when the story takes place

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diction

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the author or narrator’s word choice

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dramatic irony

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when a reader is aware of something that a character is not

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situational irony

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occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected

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verbal irony

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a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

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theme

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a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

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imagery

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the pattern of related comparative aspects of language, particularly of images, in literary work

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admonish

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warn or reprimand someone firmly

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akimbo

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with hands on hips and elbows turned outward

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lassitude

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a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

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licentious

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morally unrestrained

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muse

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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

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pecuniary

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having to do with money

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plight

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a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

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presumptuous

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assuming too much; arrogant

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subversive

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in opposition to authority or government

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vacuous

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lacking ideas or intelligence

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sonnet

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a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of former rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line

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meter

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a regular pattern of stresses and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

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iambic pantameter

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a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable

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enjambment

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the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza

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caesura

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a strong pause within a line or verse

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end-stopped line

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a line that ends with a natural speech pause, usually marked by punctuation

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assonance

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repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

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conosonance

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repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity

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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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free verse

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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

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stanza

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a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse

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avocation

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a hobby or minor occupation

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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disparity

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inequality; difference

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efficacy

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the ability to produce a desired or intended result

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epistle

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a letter or literary composition in letter form

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent

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impetus

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a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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moribund

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dying; at the point of death

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reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

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vacillate

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to waver; to sway indecisively

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acerbic

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biting, bitter in tone or taste

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acrimonious

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angry and bitter

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brusque

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short, abrupt, dismissive

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didactic

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instructive, intended to educate

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elegiac

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having a mournful quality

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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad and dismal; mournful

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pensive

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thoughtful and sad

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

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wistful

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vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

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insipid

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lacing intrest or flavor

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nefarious

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wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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retinue

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group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person

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torrid

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giving off intense heat, passionate

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choleric

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bad-tempered or irritable

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suppliant

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humbly imploring; pleading

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feckless

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weak; ineffective

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indolent

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wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

72
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ribald

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marked by coarseness or lewdness; vulgar

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impasse

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blocked path; dilemma with no solution

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abashed

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emberrassed

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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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boorish

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rude; insensitive

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churlish

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lacking politeness or good manners; difficult to work with or deal with

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ebullient

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cheerful and full of energy

79
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histrionic

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overly dramatic

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incredulous

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disbelieving, skeptical

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pompous

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overly self-important in speech and manner

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vindictive

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having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge

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