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1st sem. final
148
English
11th Grade
01/18/2011

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allusion
Definition
a reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, etc.
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Alliteration
Definition
The repitition of the same or similar constant sounds in words that are close together.
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Charaterization
Definition
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
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static character
Definition
Character who does not change much in the course of a story.
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Dynamic character
Definition
changes in come important way as a result of the story's action.
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connotation
Definition
the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.
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irony
Definition
In general, a discrepancy beyween appeances and reality.
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Flat character
Definition
have few personality traits. not in the story as much.
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foil
Definition
a character who acts the contrast/opposite of another character.
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imagery
Definition
The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.
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metaphor
Definition
makes comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
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personification
Definition
an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
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round character
Definition
more parts in the story, act as real people.
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similie
Definition
comparison between two unlike things by using like or as.
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symbol
Definition
a peron, place, a thing, or an event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.
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theme
Definition
The insight about human life that is revealed in literary work.
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tone
Definition
The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience.
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bildungsroman
Definition
a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
 
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motif
Definition
a distinctive idea, recurring.
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dialect
Definition
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area.
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hyperbole
Definition
a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement, for effect.
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diction
Definition
a speaker's or writer's choice of words.
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onomatopeia
Definition
example: buzz
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satire
Definition
a type of writing that makes fun of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change.
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paradox
Definition
a statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a kind of truth.
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a, an
Definition
without, not
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AB, A
Definition

from, away, apart

 

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AC, ACR
Definition
sharp, sour
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AD, A
Definition
to, towards
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Ali, Altr
Definition
another
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Am, ami
Definition
love
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Ambi, Amphi
Definition
both
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Ambl, Ambul
Definition
walk
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Anim,
Definition
mind, spirit, breath
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Ann, Enn
Definition
year
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Ante, ant
Definition
before
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Anthrop
Definition
human
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Anti, Ant
Definition
opposite, against
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Cresc, cret
Definition
grow
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culp
Definition
blame, fault
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curr, curs
Definition
run
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DE
Definition
down, out
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dec
Definition
ten
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demo, dem
Definition
people
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di, diurn
Definition
day
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dia
Definition
across
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dic, dict
Definition
speak
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dis, dif, di
Definition
not, apart, away
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doc, doct
Definition
teach
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dol
Definition
pain
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duc, duct
Definition
lead
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ego
Definition
self
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in, ig, il , im , ir
Definition
not
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in, il, im , ir
Definition
in, on into
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inter
Definition
between
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intra, intr
Definition
within
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it, iter
Definition
between, among
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ject, jet
Definition
throw
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jour
Definition
day
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jud
Definition
judge
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junct, jug
Definition
join
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jur
Definition
swear, law
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Lat,
Definition
side
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Lav, lau, lu
Definition
wash
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leg, lec, lex
Definition
read, speak
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lev
Definition
light
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aud
Definition
hear
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auto
Definition
self
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belli, bell
Definition
war
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bene, ben
Definition
good
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bi
Definition
two
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biblio
Definition
book
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bio
Definition
life
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burs
Definition
money, purse
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cad, cas, cid
Definition
happen, fall
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cap, cip
Definition
head
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carn
Definition
flesh
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cap, capt, cept, cip
Definition
take, hold, seize
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ced, cess
Definition
yeild, go
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en, em
Definition
in, into
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err
Definition
wander
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eu
Definition
well, good
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ex, e
Definition
out, out of
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fac, fic, fect, fy, fea
Definition
make, do
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fal, fals
Definition
deceive
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ferv
Definition
boil
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fid
Definition
faith, trust
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flu, flox
Definition
FLOW
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fore
Definition
before
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frag, frac
Definition
break
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fus
Definition
pour
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gen
Definition
birth, class, kin
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grad, gress
Definition
step
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liber
Definition
free
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lig, lect
Definition
choose, gather
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lig, li, ly

Definition
bind
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ling, lang
Definition
tongue
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liter
Definition
letter
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lith
Definition
stone
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loqu, loc, log
Definition
speech, thought
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luc, lum
Definition
light
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lud, lus
Definition
play
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macro
Definition
great
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mag, maj, mas, max
Definition
great
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mal
Definition
bad
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man
Definition
hand
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mar
Definition
sea
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chrom
Definition
color
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chron
Definition
time
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cide
Definition
murder
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cirum
Definition
around
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clin, cliv
Definition
slope
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clud, clus, claus, clois
Definition
chut, close
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co, com, con
Definition
with, together
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cogn, gno
Definition
know
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contra
Definition
against
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corp
Definition
body
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cosmo, cosm
Definition
world
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crac, crat
Definition
rule, power
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cred
Definition
trust, blieve
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graph, gram
Definition
writing
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grat
Definition
pleasing
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grav, griev
Definition
heavy
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greg
Definition
crowd, flock
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habit, hibit
Definition
have, hold
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hap
Definition
by chance
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helio, heli
Definition
sun
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hetero
Definition
other
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hol
Definition
whole
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homo
Definition
same
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homo
Definition
man
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hydr
Definition
water
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hyper
Definition
too much, excess
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hypo
Definition
too little, under
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mater, matr
Definition
mother
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medi
Definition
middle
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mega
Definition
great
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mem, men
Definition
remember
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meter, metr, mens
Definition
measure
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micro
Definition
small
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mis
Definition
wrong, bad, hate
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mit, miss
Definition
send
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moll
Definition
soft
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Mon, monit
Definition
warn
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mono
Definition
one
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mor
Definition
custom, manner
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Mor, Mort
Definition
dead
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Morph
Definition
shape
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