English 10 vocab words/grammar/literary terms – Flashcards
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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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