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ACT vocab 12
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11th Grade
02/19/2012

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contemporary
Definition
current, modern; from the same time
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dilettante
Definition
one with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
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eclectic
Definition
made up a of a variety of sources or styles
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excerpt
Definition
a selected part of a passage or scene
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genre
Definition
describing a category or artistic endeavor
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medley
Definition
an assortment or a mixture, especially of musical pieces
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mural
Definition
a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
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narrative
Definition
(adj.) characterized by the telling of a story, (n) a story
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parody
Definition
an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
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