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Short Stories Vocab Flashcards

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Profusely

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adverb, exhibiting great abundance; bountiful

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Boisterous

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adjective, noisy and lively; unrestrained or unruly.

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Reprimand

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verb, to reprove or rebuke severely, especially in a formal way

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Civic

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adjective, relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area.

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Jovial

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adjective, Very cheerful and friendly

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Paraphernalia

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noun, Equipment, Apparatus, or Furnishing used in the necessary or particular activity.

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Perfunctory

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adjective, done superficially, only as a matter of routine; careless or cursory

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Interminably

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adjective, lasting a long time and therefore boring or annoying synonym endless

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Surly

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adjective, Trelishly rude or bad-tempered.

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Ferocious

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adjective, Very aggressive or violent.

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Notion

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noun, A vague idea or impression; an idea, concept, or opinion.

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Recitation

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noun, The action of repeating something allowed from memory.

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Treachery

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noun, Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature.

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Furtive

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adjective, done in a quiet and secretive way

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Cowering

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verb, to shrink away or crouch for shelter

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Doctrines

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noun, principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of beliefs

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Clabber

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noun, sour milk that has thickened

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Dasher

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noun, a device having blades for agitating a liquid

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Heritage

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noun, property that descends to an heir

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Trifles

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noun, thing of little importance or value.

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Disdainful

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adjective, Showing contempt or lack of respect.

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Acquiescence

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noun, The Reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

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Detained

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verb, Keep someone from proceeding; holding back.

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Shabby

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adjective, In poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.

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Indecisive

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adjective, Not settling an issue.

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Scrutinized

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verb, Examine and inspect thoroughly

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Apprehensive

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adjective, Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.

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Incisively

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adjective, clearly or directly that shows what is a good understanding of what is essential.

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Evasion

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noun, The act of dodging or avoiding something.

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Facetiously

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adjective, Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.

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Pungent

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adjective, having a sharply strong taste or smell.

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Solemnity

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noun, the state or quality of being serious

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Pawn

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noun, a chess piece of the smallest size and value

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Benevolently

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adjective, marked by or disposed to doing something good

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Retort

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verb, to pay or hurl back, return

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Prodigy

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noun, a highly talented child or youth

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Malodorous

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adjective, having a bad odor

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Concessions

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noun, the act or an instance of conceding

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Simile

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a comparison between two things that are actually unlike but have something in common. The comparison contains the words like or as.

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Metaphor

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also makes a comparison between two basically different things that have something in common. Unlike similes, metaphors do not contain the words like or as.

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Imagery

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vivid descriptions that create mental pictures for the reader

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Personification

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giving inanimate objects, animals or ideas human characteristics

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Alliteration

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the repetition of initial consonant sounds in successive words

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The Lottery

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Shirley Jackson

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The Lesson

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Toni Cade Bambara

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Everyday Use

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Alice Walker

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A Jury of Her Peers

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Susan Glaspell

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Rules of the Game

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Amy Tan

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The House on Mango Street vignettes

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Sandra Cisneros

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Flat Character

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a character whose personality traits can be described with a few words.

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Round Character

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a character whose personality traits are complex and multi-faced.

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Static Character

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a character who is the same sort of person at the end of the story as at the beginning.

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Developing or Dynamic Character

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a character who changes moral qualities, personal habits, or outlook permanently.

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Stock Character

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a personified stereotype, one whos nature is familiar to us from prototypesin literature
damsel in distress
detective
silent stranger

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four methods of characterization used by author

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1) inner thoughts
2) physical description
3) how others view them
4) speech and actions

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Five types of conflicts:

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person vs. self
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. environment/nature
person vs. supernatural

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