Details Title: 1- 20 Vocab Words Description: Words For English Test Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 09/27/2007 20:50:07		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term synecdote Definition a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole Term metonymy Definition a figure of speech in which the name of a thing is used in place of that of another Term metaphor Definition a figure of speech containing an implied comparison Term simile Definition a figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another Term apostrophe Definition a mark to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word or phrase Term phlegmatic Definition hard to rouse Term splenetic Definition bad tempered Term melancholy Definition depressed Term sanguine Definition cheerful and competent Term choleric Definition having or showing a quick temper Term rhetoric Definition the act of using words effectively Term redundant Definition using more words than necessary Term strumpet Definition a prostitute Term sycophant Definition a person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or status Term unctuous Definition oily or greasy Term pragmatic Definition dogmatic, opinionated Term condone Definition to forgive or pardon Term auspicious Definition good omen Term perquisite Definition something customary or expected Term stoic Definition calm and unflinching; complete indifference