Week 11 Flashcards

1
Q

enthralling

A

fascinating; demanding attention

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2
Q

vivid

A

lifelike; vibrant

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3
Q

*embellish

A

to add detail; to exaggerate

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4
Q

*hyperbole

A

extreme statements, not meant literally

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5
Q

florid

A

complex and full of detail

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6
Q

adorn

A

to decorate

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7
Q

NR thrall

A

slave

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8
Q

NR viv

A

life

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9
Q

NR hyper

A

to a great deal

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10
Q

NR flor

A

flower

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11
Q

*archetype

A

a stereotypical example

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12
Q

pall

A

a dark cloud

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13
Q

*histrionic

A

overly dramatic

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14
Q

panoply

A

an impressive assembly

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15
Q

excruciating

A

causing great pain

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16
Q

deliverance

A

relief

17
Q

NR arch

A

structure

18
Q

NR pan

A

all

19
Q

NR cruc

A

pain

20
Q

climactic

A

final; conclusive

21
Q

rhetoric

A

speech

22
Q

flamboyant

A

showy

23
Q

entrancing

A

mesmerizing

24
Q

pageantry

A

ostentatious display

25
Q

grandiloquent

A

elaborate manner of speaking

26
Q

NR rhetor

A

speaker

27
Q

NR flam

A

flame, shine

28
Q

NR grand

A

great

29
Q

NR loq

A

speech

30
Q

resolution

A

completion

31
Q

salient

A

obvious

32
Q

sanctimonious

A

acting morally superior

33
Q

extenuating

A

offsetting; excusing

34
Q

rousing

A

inspiring

35
Q

denouement

A

final settlement

36
Q

NR solu

A

solve

37
Q

NR sanct

A

sacred

38
Q

NR mon

A

warning

39
Q

NR ten

A

stretch