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Vocabulary 2
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Literature
11th Grade
11/01/2008

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Prologue
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intro lines of a play, preface

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Conjecture
Definition
an opinion without proof; guesswork, to guess
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Terse
Definition
brief and to the point, concise
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Misanthrope
Definition
an individual who dislikes/ distrusts other human beings
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Allegory
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symbolic story in which people settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities
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Dissolute
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lacking moral restraint, wicked , immoral, undisciplined
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Protagonist
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main character in story, person who plays main or active parts

 

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Despicable
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contemptible, deserving of scorn, vile
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Incongruous
Definition
not suitable or appropiate not consistent, not conforming to a pattern
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Ferocity
Definition
state or being fierce, savage, or relentless
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