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English Finals review
final review
50
Language - English
11th Grade
01/16/2006

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ad hominem argument
Definition
argument to the man
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anadiplosis
Definition
doubling back, repeating last word of a sentence
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analepsis
Definition
flash back
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antisthecon
Definition
a change of a sound of a word, usually in slang or to make a bad pun
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anaphora
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repetition of word or phrase
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anastrophe
Definition
yoda style, switching word order
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antecedent
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noun which a pronoun refers to
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anthimeria
Definition
making a noun a verb, or a verb a noun, switching parts of speech
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antimetabole
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saying a phrase then reversing it, it was jeffs project
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antanaclasis
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repeating a word several times with a changed meaning each time its mentioned
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aphaerasis
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loss of sounds in a word
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aphorism
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a moral, a witty saying
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abscond
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to make a quick get away, to escape surreptitiously
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alibi
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a good story to say y u didnt do something
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avoirdupois
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i dont seem to remember this being on a vocab quiz, but it means excessive weight in a person. Interesting Howard would add this word
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bewitched
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to have a "spell" put upon oneself
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brigand
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bandit, theif, hooligan
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gendarmes
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the french police, really jus a police man
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guile
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deceitful trickery
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gull
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odd word, means either to be gullible or to be the one taking advantage of people who are gullible
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humbugs
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nonsense, tomfoolery, a hoax
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illicit
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illegal
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posse
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technically a party organized for law purposes, usually jus a group of associates
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pretension
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an allegation, to claim something is a privilage or a right
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pretext
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an excuse, an attempt to conceal something
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purloined
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steal,
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rapine
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plunder
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stratagem
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a military maneuver to trick the enemy
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subterfuge
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a story or excuse to hide the truth, prbably immoral
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surveillance
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to watch somebody or something closely
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tare
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roughly speaking, to weigh something
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admonished
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to reprove something firmly but gently
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avarice
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greed for wealth
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bestial
Definition
marked by brutality or depravity
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botched
Definition
screw up
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buffoon
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fucking idiot
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effrontry
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brazen boldness
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fetid
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an offensive odor
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foible
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a minor weakness
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formidable
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arousing fear, dread, alarm
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gibed
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to taunt or heckle
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perverse
Definition
directed away from what is right, perverted
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predatory
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living off of other organisms
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prude
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one excessively concerning with appearing proper and righteous
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raillery
Definition
good natured bantering and teasing
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smutty
Definition
obscene, to make obscene
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sordid
Definition
filthy, degrading
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temerity
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foolhardy disregard of danger
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travesty
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parody, a gross exaggeration
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twitted
Definition
to taunt, ridicule
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