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English
11th Grade
10/31/2010

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Epiphany
Definition
moment of sudden revelation or insight
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Abreast
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side by side facing the same way
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Deferment
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something that postpones something to a later time
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Vaguely
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being uncertain, indefinite, or unclear in character
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Metaphor
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figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action which it is not literally applicable
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Simile
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figure of speech comparing of one thing with another of a different kind, makes more vivid
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Personification
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giving an inanimate object or animal characteristics of a human being
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Allusion
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and indirect reference
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Theme
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subject of a piece of writing
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Covet
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yearn to possess or have something
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Pompous
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irritatingly grand, solemn, self-important
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