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Unit 6 (The necklace, Golden touch, Civil peace) Flashcards

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suppleness

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smoothness: fluidity; ability to adapt to different situation

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refinement

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politeness, good manner

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exquisite

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very beutiful or lovely

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gallantries

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acts of polite attention to the needs of a woman

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resplendent

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dazzling; georgeous

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homage

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something done to honor someone

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inestimable

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too great to count or measure

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blessings

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things that benefit or bring happiness

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dialect

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a specific language to a region or location

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amenable

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agreeable

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influence

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dishonest persuasion; bribery

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surrender

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act of giving up

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windfall

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unexpected good fortune

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burnished

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shiny; polished to shine

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lustrous

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shinny and brilliant

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gilded

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covered in a thin layer of gold

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exposition for CP

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1967, Nigeria, Jonathan, maria, theif

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Rising action in CP

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bike is comandeered, right after civil war, work many jobs to make money

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Climaxcp

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jonathan gets robbed

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falling action cp

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theifs settle down but take his last 20

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resolution CP

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his neighbors commiserate with him and they say everything is going to be okay “nothing puzzles god”

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Exposition TN

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late 19th century, paris, madame loisel

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Rising action Tn

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gets invited to party w nothing to wear/ no jewels, born in the wrong social class

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Climax Tn

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go to party- necklace is stolen

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falling action Tn

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they work for 10 years, borrow money to pay it off

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resolution Tn

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loisel meets her friend and she says how its only 500 francs

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exposition GT

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King midas, many years ago

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rising action Gt

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midas is greedy, meets stranger who can meet his needs

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climax GT

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turns his daugther gold along w everything

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falling action Gt

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wants to take back his wish- stranger says to go to river and change it back

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resolution GT

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he changes his daughter back and tells the funny story to his grandchildren

32
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when the opposite of the expected happens

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situational irony

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