Week 11 Flashcards by Erin O'Connell

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enthralling

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fascinating; demanding attention

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vivid

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lifelike; vibrant

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*embellish

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to add detail; to exaggerate

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*hyperbole

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extreme statements, not meant literally

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florid

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complex and full of detail

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adorn

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to decorate

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NR thrall

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slave

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NR viv

A

life

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NR hyper

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to a great deal

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NR flor

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flower

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*archetype

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a stereotypical example

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pall

A

a dark cloud

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*histrionic

A

overly dramatic

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panoply

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an impressive assembly

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excruciating

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causing great pain

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deliverance

A

relief

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NR arch

A

structure

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NR pan

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all

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NR cruc

A

pain

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climactic

A

final; conclusive

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rhetoric

A

speech

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flamboyant

A

showy

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entrancing

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mesmerizing

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pageantry

A

ostentatious display

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grandiloquent

A

elaborate manner of speaking

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NR rhetor

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speaker

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NR flam

A

flame, shine

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NR grand

A

great

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NR loq

A

speech

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resolution

A

completion

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salient

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obvious

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sanctimonious

A

acting morally superior

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extenuating

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offsetting; excusing

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rousing

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inspiring

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denouement

A

final settlement

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NR solu

A

solve

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NR sanct

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sacred

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NR mon

A

warning

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NR ten

A

stretch