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Vocab Units 1-3 Flashcards

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1
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Adulterate

A

To corrupt

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Ambidextrous

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Able to use both hands equally well

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Augment

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To make larger; increase

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Bereft

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deprived; made unhappy through a loss

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Deploy

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to position; to utilize; to form up

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Dour

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stern unyielding gloomy; ill-humored

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Fortitude

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courage in facing difficulties

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Gape

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to stare with open mouth

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Gibe

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to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn

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Guise

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an external appearance; cover; mask

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Insidious

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intended to deceive; sly; treacherous

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Intimation

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a hint; indirect suggestion

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13
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Opulent

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wealthy; luxurious; grandiose

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14
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Pliable

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easily bent; easily influenced

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15
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Reiterate

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to say again

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16
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Stolid

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Not easily moved Physically/ Emotionally

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Tentative

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experimental in nature; uncertain

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Unkempt

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not combed; untidy; rude

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Verbatim

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word-for-word; exactly as said/written

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Warily

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cautiously; with great care

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Adroit

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skillful: expert in use of hands/mind

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Amicable

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peaceable; friendly

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Averse

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having a strong distaste; opposed

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Belligerent

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given to fighting; aggressive

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Benevolent

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kindly, charitable

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Cursory

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hasty; not thorough

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27
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Duplicity

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treachery; deceitfulness

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28
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Extol

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praise extravagantly

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Feasible

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possible; able to be done

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30
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Grimace

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a wry face; facial distortion

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Holocaust

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a large destruction, especially by fire

32
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Impervious

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not affected or hurt by

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Impetus

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a moving force; impulse; stimulus

34
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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Meticulous

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extremely careful; particular about details

36
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Nostalgia

A

a longing for something past

37
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Quintessence

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the purest essence or form of something

38
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Retrogress

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to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

39
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Scrutinize

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to examine closely

40
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Tepid

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lukewarm; unenthusiastic; apathetic

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Adversary

A

enemy; opponent

42
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Alienate

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to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; transfer

43
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Artifice

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a skillful or ingenious device; clever trick or skill

44
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Coerce

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to compel; force

45
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Craven

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Cowardly

46
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Culinary

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of or relating to cooking or the kitchen

47
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Delete

A

to erase wipeout

48
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Demise

A

a death esp. of a person of high position

49
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Exhilarate

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to enliven; cheer; give spirit or liveliness

50
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Fallow

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plowed but not seeded; inactive

51
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Harass

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to disturb, to trouble by repeated attacks

52
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Inclement

A

storm; harsh; severe in attitude or action

53
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Muse

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to think about in a dreamy way; to ponder

54
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Negligible

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so unimportant that it can be disregarded

55
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Perpetuate

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to make permanent or long lasting

56
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Precedent

A

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation

57
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Punitive

A

inflicting or aiming at punishment

58
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Redress

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to set right; relief from wrong or injury

59
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Sojourn

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temporary stay to stay for a time

60
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Urbane

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refined in manner or style; suave

61
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Tone:

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A quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing.

62
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Metaphor:

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A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the “to be” verb are used such as “is” or “ was” to make the comparison.

63
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Simile

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A comparison between 2 objects using a specific word or comparison such as “like” “as” or “than”.

64
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Personification

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A figure of a speech endows a minds ideas, or inanimate object with human traits or abilities.

65
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Symbolism

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A thing that represents something else; usually something physical used to represent something abstract.

66
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An image (imagery):

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Writing or language that brings out (evokes) the 5 senses.

67
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Stanza

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A grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical, form, or rhyme scheme.

68
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Rhyme Scheme

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The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of the poem or the verse {A,B,C}

69
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Diction

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can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.

70
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Narration

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a recital of events, especially in chronological order, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition in a drama.

71
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Repetition

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is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer. There are several types of repetitions commonly used in both prose and poetry.

72
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Allusion:

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is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.

73
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Direct characterization

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Author/Narrator directly describes a character.

74
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Dialogue

A

conversation between 2 people or more

75
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Indirect Characterization

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Author gives clues/hints about a character in the following ways:
1 Describes appearance.
2 Shows action.
3 Quotes expressions of there own action.
4 Quotes expressions of how they believe and feel.
5 What others say to or about a character.

76
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Liquidate

A

To pay of debt

English 10 ACP Mid terms (3 decks)

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