Voc 6 Flashcards

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Anaphora

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Noun

Repeating a word or phrase used earlier and the repetition of word or phrase at the begging of successive clauses

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Advent

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Noun

The arrival or creation of something

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Aesthetic

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Noun

aesthetically

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Allude

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To refer to something

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Allusion

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Noun

A statement that indirectly references a text , person , place , etc

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Benevolent

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Adj

Kind and generous

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Efface

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Verb

Expuse or erase ; to do away with

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Egregious

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Adj

Extremely bad

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Paradox

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Adj

A seemingly absurd statement that when explained may prove to be true

A person that combines contradictory features or qualities

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Parallel

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Adj

Side by side

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Paramount

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Adj

Superior, most , important predominant

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Promulgate

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Verb

To put in a law or formally declare

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Satiate

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Verb

To satisfy

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Solace

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Verb

To comfort

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Vow

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Verb

Promise

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Vital

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Verb

Necessary to life ; critical

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Yield

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Verb

Furnish , supply

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Warrant

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Verb

To give authority to

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Yolk

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Verb

To attach or to pull together

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Synecdoche

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noun

Figure speech /metaphor in which a part is made to represent a whole or vice versa

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Metonymy

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Noun

The name of one thing is replaced by one closely related