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Vocab 12 for Ms.Lambert
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English
7th Grade
01/16/2014

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#1 ad-age: noun, a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
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#2 al-lit-er-a-tion: noun, the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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#3 al-lu-sion: noun,

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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#4 an-thol-o-gy: noun,

a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.
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#5 ep-ic: noun,adjective,

a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation;of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics.
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#6 hy-per-bo-le: noun,

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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#7 mel-o-dra-mat-ic: adjective,

of or relating to melodrama.
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#8 per-son-i-fy: verb, represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form.
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#9 pseu-do-nym: noun, a fictitious name, esp. one used by an author.
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#10 se-ri-al-ized: verb, publish or broadcast (a story or play) in regular installments;arrange (something) in a series.
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