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1st semester vocab list
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English
12th Grade
12/12/2011

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prowess
Definition
skill/expertise
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blood lust
Definition
desire for blood shed
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cynical
Definition
a person with little faith in human nature.
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apathy
Definition
lack of feeling or interest
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chauvinism
Definition
exaggerated/aggressive patriotism
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tillage
Definition
preparation of land before cropping
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verity
Definition
true statement
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gallant
Definition
brave
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spinning wheel
Definition
a small domestic hand-driven or foot-driven machine for spinning yarn or thread
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bough
Definition
branch of a tree
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embarkation
Definition
beginning/undertake
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cacophony
Definition
harsh or discordant sound
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sarcastic
Definition
having the character of sarcasm
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prophesy
Definition
a prediction of something to come
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scepter
Definition
to invest with royal authority
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apparition
Definition
a ghostly figure
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resigned
Definition
to give oneself over without resistance
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taunting
Definition
to challenge in a mocking manner
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florins
Definition
old gold coins
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squeamish
Definition
easily nauseated
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sauntering
Definition
to walk in a leisurely manner
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revered
Definition
to show devoted honor to
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portly
Definition
heavy or rotund of body
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simpleton
Definition
a person lacking in common sense
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innovative
Definition
characterized by
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ominous
Definition
foreshadowing evil
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novella
Definition
a story with a compact plot
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venomous
Definition
full of venom
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wary
Definition
marked by keen caution
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penitents
Definition
a person who repents
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vignette
Definition
to describe briefly
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monastic
Definition
resembling life in a monastery
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frenzied
Definition
showing great or abnormal excitement
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nostalgic
Definition
state of being homesick
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ritualistic
Definition
excessive devotion to ritual
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publican
Definition
a Jewish tax collector for the Romans
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absolution
Definition
a remission of sins by a priest
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moors
Definition
to make fast with cables, lines or anchors
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shrift
Definition
an act of confession
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stout
Definition
physically or material strong
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peddlers
Definition
promotes something intriguing
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archetype
Definition
things of the same type
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enterprise
Definition
a project or undertaking that is difficult
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aura
Definition
a subtle sensory stimulus
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detachment
Definition
removal of self or object
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lofty
Definition
elevated in character or spirit
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personage
Definition
a person of ranking
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shroud
Definition
shelter
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sine-core
Definition
an office of position that acquires little to no work
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post-time
Definition
the designated starting time of a horse race
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anesthetist
Definition
one who administers anesthesia
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antiseptic
Definition
relating to or characterized by the use of antiseptics
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soliloquy
Definition
a dramatic monologue that represents a series of unspoken reflection
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infatuation
Definition
to inspire with foolish admiration
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depersonalize
Definition
to make impersonal
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enhance
Definition
to increase quality
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anecdote
Definition
cue or solution for something
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embarkation
Definition
journey
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shriven
Definition
to free from guilt
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wanton
Definition
hard to control
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guineas
Definition
an English gold coin used from 1663-1813
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tragic flaw
Definition
flaw in a character that brings the downfall of the hero
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statuesque
Definition
resembling a statue
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presides
Definition
to exercise guidance
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contemplative
Definition
related to a religious order
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authors purpose
Definition
authors intent in his/her work
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alliterative verse
Definition
uses alliteration as the principal structure for lines of poetry
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personification
Definition
putting human or nature qualities to nonhuman things
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exemplum
Definition
an example
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comic relief
Definition
comic episode in a dramatic or literally work that offsets more serious section.
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heroic couplets
Definition
a pair of iambic parameters(i saw...the flaw)
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irony
Definition
language that normally signifies the opposite
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caesura
Definition
a break between words within a material foot
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allegory
Definition
a story in which the character and events are symbols that stand for truth about human life
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slant rhyme
Definition
imperfect rhyme
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moral
Definition
lesson
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blank verse
Definition
verse without rhyme
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epic
Definition
a long poem derived from oral tradition
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parallel structure
Definition
balance of two or more similar words
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metonymy
Definition
the substitution of the name of an attribute for that of being meant
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syntax
Definition
an arrangement of words and phrases to create a well formed sentence in a language
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peripetia
Definition
a reversal of fortune
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monologue
Definition
a long speech by a character in a play or a movie
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hyperbole
Definition
exaggerated statement
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dramatic irony
Definition
when the meaning of the situation is only understood by the audience not the characters in the play or movie
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concrete detail
Definition
specific detail from the body paragraph
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flashback
Definition
a glimpse of the past or a vivid memory
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oxymoron
Definition
a figure of speech which is contradictory (falsely true)
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paradox
Definition
a position that when investigated or explained may be well founded or false
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allusion
Definition
a practice of making such reference
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poetic narrative
Definition
a poem that has a story and a plot
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tone
Definition
description of attitude
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attitude
Definition
manner/feeling
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