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vocab 1
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English
9th Grade
10/14/2011

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Term
accolade
Definition
award,honor,expression, of praise complements
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adage
Definition
short statement expressing truth
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anecdote
Definition
short but amusing story
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antagonist
Definition
the bad guy
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archetype
Definition
universally understood character. the hero
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bias
Definition
unfair preiudiced act or point of view
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biography
Definition
non-fiction book written about someones life
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cliche
Definition
predictble,unoriginal, expression or idea
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conflict
Definition
problem in the story
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counterargument
Definition
objection to objection
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dialect
Definition
form of spoken language
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dialogue
Definition
coversation between two or more charaters
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diction
Definition
choice and use of words or phrases
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editoral
Definition
article in paper presenting option
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epiphany
Definition
"a ha " moment, moment of revolution
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epithet
Definition
any word descriping phrase person regarding particular quality
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figurative language
Definition
non-literal language. ex. simile
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flashback
Definition
memory that happened a long time ago
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foreshadowing
Definition
hints at something happening in future
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