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11th Grade
01/27/2013

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parallelism
Definition
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
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tone
Definition
a literary technique that is a part of composition, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work
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inexorability
Definition
Not capable of being persuaded by pleas
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inhibition
Definition
a state of restraint
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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, or statement that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected
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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; unavoidable
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hyperbole
Definition
an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
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antithetical
Definition
directly opposed or contrasted
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metaphorical
Definition
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
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fallibility
Definition
liable to be false; not accurate
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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
a furtive departure or entrance; a surreptitious procedure
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crescendo
Definition
a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force; a musical passage characterized by such an increase.
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ruminative
Definition
to meditate or muse; to chew again or over and over
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omniscience
Definition
infinite knowledge; the quality or state of having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding
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subjectivity
Definition
existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought
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menace
Definition
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury
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oxymoron
Definition
a figure of speech by which a locution produces a seemingly self contradictory effect
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amorality
Definition
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality
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passive construction
Definition
occurs when you make the object of an action into the subject of a sentence
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rectitude
Definition
rightness of principle or conduct
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industry
Definition
the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field
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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
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colloquial
Definition
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing
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second person
Definition
the person used by a speaker in referring to the one or ones to whom he or she is speaking
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third-person-limited
Definition
a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character
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paltriness
Definition
ridiculously or insultingly small
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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
A figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding
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furl
Definition
to gather into a compact roll and bind securely
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languid
Definition
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
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pendulate
Definition
To swing as a pendulum
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ochre
Definition
a golden-yellow or light yellow brown color and for a form of earth pigment which produces the color
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trepidation
Definition
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen; trembling motion
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wold
Definition
a forest or an area of woodland on high ground
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verdigris
Definition
a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
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subsonic
Definition
Of less than audible frequency
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roil
Definition
Make a liquid turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment
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derelict
Definition
In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
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wherewithal
Definition
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose
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hummock
Definition
rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field
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equanimity
Definition
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation
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scree
Definition
accumulation of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, or valley shoulders
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laggard
Definition
n: A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
adj: Slower than desired or expected
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alluvial
Definition
1.Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
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arroyo
Definition
a dry creek or stream bed—gulch that temporarily or seasonally fills and flows after sufficient rain
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benign
Definition
having a kindly disposition; gracious
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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 uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus
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