LP 2 Flashcards

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adamant

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adj
stubbornly unyielding, refusing to be persuaded

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2
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peripheral

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adj
peripheral vision

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3
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indulgent

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overly generous/ lenient
the indulgent parents often cottled their children

ALSO
indulged in ice cream

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4
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lucrative

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adj
profitable

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5
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opportunist

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noun or adj
one who takes advantage of any chance

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6
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pliable

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adj
flexible easily bent
nice leather will be pliable

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7
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provident

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adj
prepared for the future

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8
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ramshackle

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adj
of very poor quality

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9
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sanctitiy

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holiness
n

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10
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scrupulous

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adj
diligent, extremely attentive to details

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11
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somber

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gloomy
dull in color

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12
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spartan

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adj
avoiding luxury

she lived a spartan life

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13
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climax

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language increasing in intensity
She was first frustrated about her grade, but then became angry to boiling to enraged!

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14
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chiasmus

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mirror, inverted syntax

I walked slowly and quickly spoke.

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15
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ellipsis

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omitting leaving out a word or phrase

I ran to the store, Jade, the park.

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16
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Erotema

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rhetorical question

17
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epistrophe

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repetition at end of phrases

18
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consonance

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Mike likes his new bike

constanant rep in middle of word

19
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end rhyme

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rhyme at end

20
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eye rhyme

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looks like would rhyme

alone and gone

21
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enjambment

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starting a thought in one line then completing it in next

22
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ceasura

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break within a line