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Word Write Challenge 3
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English
11th Grade
01/27/2013

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Parallelism
Definition
The repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect
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Inexorability
Definition
Not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion
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Inhibition
Definition
The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained
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Banality
Definition
The condition or quality of being devoid of freshness or originality
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Anticlimax
Definition
An event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important,than expected
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Tone
Definition
The writer's attitude and word choice toward the material.
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Vignette
Definition
A decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
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Soliloquy
Definition
An utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present.
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Imperative
Definition
Absolutely necessary or required.
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Hyperbole
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An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally.
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Antithetical
Definition
Directly opposed or contrasted; of the nature of or involving antithesis.
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Metaphorical
Definition
Something used to represent something else; symbolic
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Fallibility
Definition
Capable of being mistaken.
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Paradox
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A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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Stealth
Definition
The act or characteristic of moving with extreme care and quietness.
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Crescendo
Definition
A gradual, steady increase in loudness or force.
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Ruminative
Definition
Meditative or museing; pondering
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Omniscience
Definition
The quality or state of having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding
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Subjectivity
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The state or quality of belonging to, proceeding from, or relating to the mind of the thinking subject.
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Menace
Definition
Something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.
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Oxymoron
Definition
A rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect.
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Amorality
Definition
Not involving questions of right or wrong; neither moral nor immoral
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Passive Construction
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The "receiver of the action"; if you have something done to you, the sentence is passive.
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Rectitude
Definition
Rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue.
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Industry
Definition
The aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product; any general business activity
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Juxtaposition
Definition
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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Accretion
Definition
An increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
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Colloquial
Definition
characteristic of or appropriate to Ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal
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Second Person
Definition
Use of the imperative mood and the pronouns you, your, and yours to address a reader or listener directly.
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Third Person-Limited
Definition
A method of writing in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally.
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Paltriness
Definition
Ridiculously or insultingly small; worthlessness
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Symbolism
Definition
The practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
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Apostrophe
Definition
Used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word
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Languid
Definition
Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
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Subsonic
Definition
Noting or pertaining to a speed less than that of sound in air at the same height above sea level
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Pendulate
Definition
To swing as a pendulum.
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Ochre
Definition
A moderate yellow-orange to orange color.
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Trepidation
Definition
Tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation.
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Wold
Definition
An elevated tract of open country.
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Anticipatory
Definition
Of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
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Verdigris
Definition
A green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze and consisting of a basic salt of copper containing both copper oxide and a copper salt
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Derelict
Definition
Left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned
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Wherewithal
Definition
By means of which.
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Prognosticate
Definition
To forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy
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Hummock
Definition
An elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region
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Equanimity
Definition
Mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain
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Transitory
Definition
Not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal
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Peristaltic
Definition
The succession of waves of involuntary muscular contraction of various bodily tubes
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Alluvial
Definition
Soil containing any heavy mineral, esp gold
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Low(v)
Definition
A characteristic deep sound; mooing
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Joist
Definition
Any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.
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Talus
Definition
The anklebone.
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Imperious
Definition
Domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing
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