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English Final Vocab 9th grade
Including Lit. Terms,Night Vocab,& general vocab
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9th Grade
05/25/2010
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obtrusive
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upleasantly noticeable
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orthodox
 Definition
believing in what is commonly accepted
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idiosyncrasy
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unusual habit
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trite
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overused, lack of interest
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving of praise
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dexterity
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clever
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mediocre
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inferior to quality
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criterion
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standard of judgemnt
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raconteur
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story teller
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sophistry
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misleading arguments
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circumlocution
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wordy
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prattle
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chatter
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pecadillo
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habitual fault
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bravado
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fake courage
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peon
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unskilled laboror or farm worker
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embargo
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trade restriction issued by goverment
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inordinate
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exceeding limits
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gargantuan
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giant
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breadth
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width; wide range
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negilgible
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not enough to count
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premeditated
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planned beforehand
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haphazard
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without plan or order
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prophetic
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foreseer of the future
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fortuitous
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fortunate
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vehement
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intense emotion; forceful
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undaunted
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not discouraged by danger or difficulty
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ferocity
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fierceness
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vibrant
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pulsing with energy
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tacit
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not spoken; understood from actions
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receptive
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ready willing to accept
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enthrall
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to get attention
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vigilant
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watchful; on alert
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epiphany
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sudden realization
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pensive
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deeply sad
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dogmatic
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firmly stating opinions as truth
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stratagem
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strategy
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foil
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character with striking contrast to another
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soliloquoy
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thoughts spoken aloud
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monologue
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talking to someone else
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aside
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speech to audience or another character
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oxymoron
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two or more contradicting words
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foreshadow
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hinting at what might happen next
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Elizabethan Sonnet
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Shakespearen sonnet- sonnet wiht 4 line units and a final couple
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Length
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# of lines in a sonnet
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Rhyme Scheme
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pattern of rhyme
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Meter
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pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
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quatrain
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4 lined stanza
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couplet
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pair of rhymed lines
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Iambic Pentameter
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metrical pattern of 2 syllables, 1 stressed and one not
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dramatic irony
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when the audience knows something the character(s) don't
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hyperbole
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exaggerated truth
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Theme
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Main message of the story
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Tone
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attitude of writer
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Allegory
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work with 2 levels of meaning
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symbolism
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something that means something else
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prologue (whats the point of it)
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to give background
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Epic
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long narrative poem on a serious subject
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Epic hero
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larger than life figure
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Epithet
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phrase that points out traits
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Epic simile
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long descriptive comparison
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Nazi-
 Definition
German member of the Adolf Hitler Party
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annihalation
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complete destruction
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anti-semitism
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against jews
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gestapo
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german nazi police
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beadle
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official who serves as a ceremonial perosn
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Kabbalah
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Jewish "Bible"
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ghetto
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camp for jews
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synagogue
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place of worship
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creamatorium
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furnace for burning people
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oppressive
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pushy, strict, enforcing
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redemption
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to redeem
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abominable
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consequential
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stupefied
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dumbfounded
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reprieve
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releaf of harm
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qurantine
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sanitation
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rations
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set portions of food
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delirious
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unaware, confused
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robust
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sturdy and strong
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livid
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mad, full of energy
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apathy
 Definition
absence of emotion
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