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CIDEB Ingles 1 > Stage 3 > Flashcards

Stage 3 Flashcards

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Situational irony

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When a characters or the readers expect one things to happen but something else happens instead.

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Irony

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Contrast between what is expected to happen and what it actually occurs,

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Verbal irony

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What is said is the opposite of what is meant

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Dramatic irony

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When what a character knows contrast with that the audience knows.

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Instigate

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To stir up; provoke.

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Vestibule

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Small entryway within a building

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Agile

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Able to move quickly and easily.

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Falter

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Hesitate from lack of courage or confidence.

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Ransack

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To search or examine vigorously

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Prudence

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The use of good judgment and common sense.

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Ravages

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Serious damage

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Assertion

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Statement

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Coveted

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Greedily desired or wished for.

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Chronicle

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Record of events

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Character motivation

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The Reason behind a character’s actions - what make him or her act in a certain way,

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Prospects

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Chances or possibilities, especially for financial success.

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Vexation

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Irritation anoyance

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Incessantly

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Without interruption continuously.

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Pauper

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Poor person, especially one who depends in public charity.

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Adulation

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Excessive praise or flattery

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Disconsolate

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Extremely depressed or dejected.

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Aghast

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Filled with shock and horror.

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Gamut

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Entire range or series

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Privation

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Lack of basic necessity or a comfort of life.

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Askew

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Crooked to one side.

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Characterization

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Used to develop made-up characters in stories.

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Frenetically

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In a frenzied or frantic way

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Protégé

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Person who is guided or supported by an older or more influential person.

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Reverie

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State of daydreaming

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Exhortation

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Communication strongly urging that something be done.

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Serene

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Calm, peaceful

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retrieve

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Find and return safely.

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Symbol

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Literary devise in which something stand for something beyond itself .

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Theme

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The underlying message about life or human nature that the author wants the reader to understand.

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Imminent

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About to occur

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Infallibility

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An inability to make errors.

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Doggedness

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Persistence stubbornness

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Reiterate

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Repeat

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Precariously

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Insecurely; dangerous or unstable way.

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Exotic

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Excitingly strange

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Evanescence

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To disappear, vanish

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Heresy

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Action or opinion contrary to what it generally thought of as right.

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Argument

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Expresses a position on an issue and supports the position with reasons and evidence.

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Claim

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The writer or speaker’s position on an issue.

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Support

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Reasons or evidence that supports the claim

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Rhetorical devices

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Techniques used to enhance and communications more effectively in speeches.

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Repetition

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Use the same word or group of word more than once for emphasis.

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Parallelism

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Uses similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. Often creates rhythm.

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Analogy

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Comparison between two subjects that are alike in some ways.

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Momentous

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Great importance

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Default

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To fail to keep a promise, especially a promise to repay a loan.

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Legitimate

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Justifiable or reasonable

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Militancy

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The act of aggressively supporting a political or social cause.

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Inextricably

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In a way impossible to untangle.

CIDEB Ingles 1 (3 decks)

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