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Vocabulary Test #1 Flashcards

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characterization

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create character that are believable and real, the tools they use to make them

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protagonist

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technical term for main character; usually the one we know the most about and care the most about

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antagonist

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character in direct conflict with the protagonist; not all stories have one

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subordinate character

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minor character

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motivations

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reason for character’s actions and decsions

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flat character

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not fully developed; don’t get to know them well

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round character

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fully developed; seems like a real person

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static character

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one who doesn’t change or grow

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dynamic character

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one who changes/grows during the story

  • new understanding/recognitions of some truth about life or him/herself
  • a change from innocence to experience
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internal monologue

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when the narrator reveals the thoughts of of character-words spoken inside their head

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dialogue

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the words chalets speak to one another, conservations between characters; tool authors use to create characters

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first-person narrator

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narrator is a character in the story; telling from an “I” perspective

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narrator

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controls everything that we know about the fictional world

  • ch
  • motivations
  • setting
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POV (Point Of View)

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the perspective the narrator tells the story most are not the author

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third person omniscient

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omni-all,scire=to know
tell us thought and feeling of any character
can be anywhere and see all action
NOT a ch in the story

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first person

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is a ch in the story; i, we…

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tone

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writer/narrator’s ATTITUDE toward the story, characters, reader, etc.
tone can be described with words

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diction

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word choice; sophisticated, everyday, conversational, educated, etc. -used to convey meaning

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syntax

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sentence structure, the way words are put together to make a sentence; simple, elaborate,complicated, etc.

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voice

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the characteristic way that an author uses language; his/her overall style as produced by diction syntax, tone, etc.

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symbolism

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the use of symbols to convey meaning

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symbol

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object, place, event, person, color, etc. that represents something besides its literal meaning;an ordinary object to which we attach extraordinary meaning

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literal

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exact, the dictionary meaning, what the words actually mean

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figurative

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additional ideas that they convey

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categories

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conventional, inherited

invented; author creates symbol that only has meaning in the story

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topic sentence

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debatable interpretive claim: your opinion about whatever the prompt is asking you to do
must support the the thesis
should be a claim about an element of the thesis

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denotation

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dictionary meaning, literal

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connotation

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associated meaning of a word or what it represents

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root word

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carries the essence/ basic meaning of a word

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poaching affrays

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noisy quarrels or brawls about poaching

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roebuck

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male of the roe deer that live in europe and asia

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skirling

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shrill, piercing sound

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pinioned

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pinned, as if chained or tied up

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draft

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drink

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open winter

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mild winter

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36
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sylvester night

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feast day honoring saint sylvester observed on december 31

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pestilential

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strictly speaking; deadly, causing disease harmful

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precipitous

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very steep

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acquiesced

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accepted; agreed; consented

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marauders

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people who roam around in search of loot, or goods to steal

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exasperation

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great annoyance

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pious

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showing religious devotion

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retorted

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replied in a sharp or witty way

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condolences

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expressions of sympathy

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languor

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weakness, weariness

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reconciliation

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friendly end to quarrel

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succor

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help given to someone in distress; relief

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instigates

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gives rise to; causes

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agile

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moving with ease

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depreciate

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make something seem less important; lower the value of

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cascade

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waterfall

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52
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ransacking

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searching thoroughly

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discreet

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showing good judgement in words or actions, especially in being silent or careful

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scrutiny

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close inspection

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nimble

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quickly moving

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coveted

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longed-for

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singed

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slightly burned

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receding

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becoming more distant

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disarming

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removing or lessening suspicions to fears

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prolonged

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extended

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imprudent

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unwise

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surmounted

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overcame

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unruffled

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calm; not disturbed

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invariably

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always; without changing

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diverting

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entertaining

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impulse

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sudden desire to do something

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protruding

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sticking out

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opaque

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impenetrable byt light

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debacle

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a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout; a catastrophe

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condone

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to overlook, forgive, or disregard without protest to censure

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ennui

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listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest

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solicitously

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in a concerned and solicitous manner

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indolently

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in a lazy or casual manner

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scruples

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an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hider action

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amenities

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things that make you comfortable and at ease

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cosmopolite

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a sophisticated person who has traveled in many countries

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precariously

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dangerously lacing in security or stability

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sullenly

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resentfully; gloomily

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imminent

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near; about to happen

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iridescent

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reainbow-like; displaying a shifting range of colors

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serene

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peaceful; calm

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infallibility

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inability to make a mistake

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blighted

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suffering from conditions that destroy or prevent growth

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doggedness

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stubbornness; persistence

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reiterated

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repeated

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precariously

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unsteadily; insecurely

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mar

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damage; spoil

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rank

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thick and wild

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caul

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membrane that sometimes covers a baby’s head at birth

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marquisette

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made of a thin, netlike fabric

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palmetto fronds

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fanlike leaves of a palm tree

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doodlebug

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larva of a type of insect that moves backwards

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piazza

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large covered porch

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paris green

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poisonous green powder used to kill insects

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hubris

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excess pride or self-confidence

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allusion

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reference to a piece of literature

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idullic

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perfect

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resurrection

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reference to the Christian belief in the rising of Jesus from the dead after his burial

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brogans

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heavy, ankle-high shoes

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vortex

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something resembling a whirlpool

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dog’s tongue

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wild vanilla

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entrails

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inner organs; guts

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dog days

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hot days in July and August

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armada

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group ; generally used to mean fleet or group of warships

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solder

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patch or repair; a mixture of metals melted and used to repair metal parts

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evanesced

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faded away; disappeared

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vermilion

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bright red

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heresy

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here, mockery; rejection of a church’s teachings

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mood

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atmosphere

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setting

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where and when a story takes place, describes the environment with context

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simile

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compared two different objects using a comparative term (like, as)

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metaphor

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comparison of two unlike objects with no term of comparison

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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personification

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a non-human object that is given human qualities

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irony

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contrary to what is expected, proper, etc

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eddy

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to develop into a whirlpool

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gelid

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frozen, not quite solid

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indolently

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lazily

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brier

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tobacco pipe made from the root of a brier bush or tree

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château

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large country house

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astrakhan

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curly fur of very young lambs

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opiate

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anything that tends to soothe or calm someone

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deplorable

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regrettable,very bad

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rowels

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small wheels with spurs that horseback riders wear on their heels

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verbal irony

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occurs when someone says one thing but means the opposite; sarcasm

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situational irony

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refers to a n event or situation that is contrary to or opposite of what we expected

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dramatic irony

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takes place when we know something or what is going to happen but the character doesn’t know

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ambiguity

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when something can be interpreted in several different and even conflicting ways, open to multiple understandings or interpretations

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imputation of parsimony

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suggestion of stinginess

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flat

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apartment

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mendicancy squad

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police who arrested beggars and homeless people

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vestibule

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small entrance hall

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appertaining

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belonging

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pier glass

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tall mirror hung between two windows

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fob chain

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short chain meant to be attached to a pocket watch

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meretricious

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attractive in a cheap, flashy way

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ravages

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terrible damage

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patent

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obvious

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