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10/16/12 Quiz
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6th Grade
10/14/2012

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zeugma
Definition
the use of a word to modify or govern 2 or more words when its appropriate to only one of them OR is appropriate to each but in different way
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litotes
Definition
understatement
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anacoluthon
Definition
involving a break in grammatical sequence 'It makes me so - I get so angry!'
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catachresis
Definition
misuse or strain of words (Greek root chresis meant to use)
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apophasis
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denial of one's attention to speak of subject (greek word apopha)
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hirtellous
Definition
little hairy
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agita
Definition
anxiety
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TRUE
Definition
to make true; shape, place, etc.
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hamartia
Definition
tragic flaw
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utile
Definition
useful
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