Vocabulary Study Guide Answers – Flashcards
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alliteration
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the repetition of initial sounds, as in "scorching summer sensations"
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allusion
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reference to a well-known person, place, thing, idea, event, etc...
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analogy
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a comparison of two or more similar objects
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antagonist
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a character who opposes the main character
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bibliography
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a list of written sources of information
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main character
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the most important figure in a literary work
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minor characters
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the support cast for the most important figure in a literary work
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dynamic character
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a figure in the story that undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds
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static character
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a figure in the story who remains the same, no matter what
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climax
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the point of greatest interest in the story
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conflict
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the struggle between opposing forces
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dialogue
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conversation carried on by the characters in a literary work
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clutch
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to clasp or hold tightly
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prodigy
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a person with exceptional talent
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liable
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likely to
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sidekick
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a close friend
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crouch
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to stoop with bent knees
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acute
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sharp or keen
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conceive
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to think of
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vex
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to disturb or annoy
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stifled
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smothered
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crevice
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crack
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stealthily
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cautiously, secretly
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audacity
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shameless daring or boldness
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vehemently
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with intense emotion
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derision
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ridicule
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hypocritical
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false or deceptive - to say one thing but mean another
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lark
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a carefree or spirited adventure
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junction
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a place where two roads meet
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sinister
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suggesting or threatening evil
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assurance
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a guarantee or pledge
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monotony
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tedious sameness
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impromptu
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unplanned
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ajar
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partially open
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tentatively
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uncertainly or hesitantly
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tremor
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nervous trembling
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commence
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to begin
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fiction
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writing from a writer's imagination
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figurative language
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using figures of speech to heighten meaning
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flashback
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interruption in the narrative to show an episode from the past
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beckon
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to signal to come
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gnarled
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roughened, as from age or work
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foreshadowing
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a hint to the reader of what is to come
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ominous
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threatening
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genre
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a form or type of literature. Examples are science fiction, fantasy, and poetry
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tangible
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able to be seen, touched, and understood
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absurd
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ridiculously unreasonable
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refute
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to prove as false
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impair
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to weaken or damage
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proportional
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having a constant relation in degree or number - usually found in math
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peril
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danger
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grimace
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a facial expression of pain or disgust
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metaphor
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an implied comparison - usually contains the words "are" and "is"
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fate
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a power that is thought to determine the course of events
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credulity
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the type of person who believes too readily - gullible
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monologue
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in,drama, an extended speech by one person alone, with or without an audience
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compensation
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something, such as money, recieved in payment
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resignation
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acceptance of something that is inescapable
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apprehension
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nervousness
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nonfiction
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writing about real people, places, things, and events
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disgruntled
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to make unhappy
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foreboding
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a sense of impending misfortune
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fortify
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to make strong
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onomatopoeia
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a word that sounds like the things being spoken about - sound effect words
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paraphrase
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rewording
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indignantly
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angrily
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pandemonium
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wild uproar or noise
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remorse
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sorrow or regret
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unabashed
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obvious or bold
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personification
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giving human qualities to nonliving things
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plagiarism
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literary theft, when a writer duplicates another writer's work without giving proper credit
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ramble
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to talk at length or aimlessly
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foreman
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the leader of a work crew
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grope
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to reach about with uncertainty
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protagonist
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main character
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short story
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a work of fiction that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting
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irate
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very angry
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feeble
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faint or weak
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predicament
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an unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
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propaganda
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information that supports a certain cause
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deprivation
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the condition of not having one's needs met; a lack of
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futility
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uselessness
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sterile
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barren; lacking vitality
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languish
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to lose strength or vitality
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counterpart
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one that has the same functions and traits of another
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exotic
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foreign; unusual; exciting
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exploit
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to use for selfish purposes
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impropriety
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an unsuitable or inappropriate act or quality
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adequately
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enough to satisfy a requirement or need
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eliminate
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to remove by defeat
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annihilate
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to completely destroy or defeat
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aggression
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hostile or destructive behavior or action
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ban
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to prohibit
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conviction
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a strong belief
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insolent
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insulting or arrogant
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refrain
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to hold oneself back; to stop
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diminish
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to become smaller or less
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opposition
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the act of opposing or resisting
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inertia
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resistance to motion, action, or change
