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Verity

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The state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality

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Unruly

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not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless

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Temperate

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moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement

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Surmise

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to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

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Prowess

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exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength

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Profound

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penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding

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Pernicious

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causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

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Judicious

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using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic

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Incensed

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inflamed with wrath; angry; enraged

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Impede(s)

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to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder

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Entreat

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to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg

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Discern

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to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend

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Diminutive

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small; little; tiny

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Dauntless

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not to be intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold

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Corporal

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of the human body; bodily; physical

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Clamorous

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full of, or marked by loud, continued noise

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Chastise

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to criticize severely

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Chalice

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a drinking cup or goblet

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Augment

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to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase

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Abhor

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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate

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Augury

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the art or practice of accepting omens, indications.

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Beguile

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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.

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Blandishment

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something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc

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Circumspect

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watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent

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Dissemble

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to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

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Divination

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augury; prophecy

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Ennoble

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to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt

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Ethereal

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light, airy, or tenuous

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Fortuitous

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happening or produced by chance; accidental

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Furrow

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a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface

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Gambol

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to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic

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Grisly

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causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome

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Harbor

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to give shelter to; offer refuge to

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Interloper

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to thrust oneself into the affairs of others

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Lament

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to feel or express sorrow or regret for

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Mundane

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of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly

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Obsequious

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obedient; dutiful

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Pernicious

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causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful

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Ponderous

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of great weight; heavy; massive

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Potent

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powerful; mighty

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Promontory

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a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland

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Propitious

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presenting favorable conditions; favorable

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Propriety

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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners

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Prudent

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wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober

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Reproach

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to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure

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Cryptic

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mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous

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Doggerel

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rude; crude; poor

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Infinite

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immeasurably great

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Copiously

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with large quantity or number; abundantly; plentifully

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Languor

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lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness

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Injunction

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a command; order; admonition

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Intangible

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not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.

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Surreptitiously

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acting in a stealthy, secretive, unauthorized way

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Emulate

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to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass

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Grapple

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to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch

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Elicited

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to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

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Predilection

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a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference

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Solicitude

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the state of having anxiety or concern

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Palatial

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befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent

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Palled

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associated, as friends or chums

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Invectives

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insulting or abusive words or expressions

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Nominal

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being such in name only; so-called; putative

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Boon

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something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit

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Impudent

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of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery

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Sonorously

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giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place

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Florid

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flowery; excessively ornate; showy

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Impetus

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a moving force; impulse; stimulus

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Dissemble

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to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

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Breech

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the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks

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Subservience

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servile; excessively submissive; obsequious

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Repugnant

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distasteful, objectionable, or offensive

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Despondent

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feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom

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Precarious

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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure

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Diminutive

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small; little; tiny

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Goad

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something that encourages, urges, or drives; a stimulus

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Anomaly

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a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form

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Sate

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to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully

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Abhor

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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate

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Abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish

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Innate

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existing in one from birth; inborn; native

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Tranquil

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free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm

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Disparage

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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle

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Subsist

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to exist; continue in existence

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Infuse

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to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill

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Quotidian

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usual or customary; everyday

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Discreet

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judicious in one's conduct or speech, esp. with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect

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Aloof

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at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart

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Pliable

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easily bent; flexible; supple

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Pedagogue

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a teacher; schoolteacher

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Malaise

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a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease

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Uniform

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identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment

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Renovate

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to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair

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Retract

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to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, esp. formally or explicitly; take back

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Ruse

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a trick, stratagem, or artifice

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Colossus

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anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful

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Forsake

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to quit or leave entirely; abandon; deserts

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Pronoun

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Take the position and function of nouns, but do not specifically name..

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Personal Pronouns

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refer to specific persons or things. It usually comes before the noun.

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Subject Pronouns

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pronouns that function as the subject of the main verb(I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they)

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Object Pronouns

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Personal pronouns used as the object of a verb, preposition, or infinitive phrase.(me, you, him/her/it, us, you, them)

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Descriptive Adjectives

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Always comes before the noun or noun phrase. They modify and answer one of these questions: "Which one," "What kind?", "How many?"

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Predicate Adjectives

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Follow linking verbs and describe the subject

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Comparative Adjectives

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used to compare two things

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Proper Adjectives

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Come from proper names and are always capitalized

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Superlative Adjectives

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used to compare three or more things

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Clauses

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A group of related words which contain a subject and a verb

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Simple Sentences

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Consist of ONE independent clause

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Complex Sentences

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Consist of ONE independent clause and ONE or more dependent clauses

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Compound Sentences

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Consist of multiple independent clauses, often linked by coordinating conjunctions(but, and, etc...)

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Genre

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A class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like.

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Flash Fiction

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Short story that contains fewer then 750 words.

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Simile

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A comparison of two different things or ideas through the use of the words "like" or "as"

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Chiasmus

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A sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first.

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Setting

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The general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which its action occurs

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Flashback

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Interpolated narratives or scenes(often justified, or naturalized, as a memory, a reverie, or a confession by one of the characters) which represents events that happened before the time at which the work opened.

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Mood

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Atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work

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Tone

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The attitude of the author or speakers toward the subject

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Diction

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Word choice intended to convey a certain effect

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Imagery

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The words or phrases a writer uses to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses

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Style

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A term referring to the author's characteristic use of language and the tools of a writer: figurative language, point of view, literary techniques, etc...

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Figurative Language

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Language not meant to be taken literally

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Metaphor

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Comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"

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Personification

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A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics

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Symbol

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A word or phrase that signifies an object or event which in its turn signifies something, or has a range of reference, beyond itself.

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Theme

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The central message of a literary work

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Motif

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A conspicuous element, such as a type of incident, device, reference, or formula, which occurs frequently in works of literature.

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