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exam- literary devices and jekyll and hyde
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English
10th Grade
11/22/2009

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Term
countenance
Definition
a persons facial expression
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reprove
Definition
reprimand, criticize, correct
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florid
Definition
having a red or flushed complexion
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discourse
Definition
written or spoken communication or debate
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catholic
Definition
universal, all-embracing
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sordid
Definition
involving ignoble actions and motives (disturbed motives)
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eminent
Definition
famous in a certain profession
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excursion
Definition
a short trip
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apocrypha
Definition
biblical writings (apostles)
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austere
Definition
severe or strict manner
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coquetry
Definition
flitatious behavior
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pedantic
Definition
overly concerned about something
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somber
Definition
dark or dull in color or tone
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indignation
Definition
annoyance provoked by unfair treatment
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troglodyte
Definition
a person who lived in a cave
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divinity
Definition
theology, god-like
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presentment
Definition
presentation of information
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iniquity
Definition
unfair behavior
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holograph
Definition
manuscript handwritten by author
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geniality
Definition
friendly and cheerful
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apprehension
Definition
anxiety/fear that something bad will happen
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benefactor
Definition
a person who helps a person or cause
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repose
Definition
temporary rest from an activity
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contrived
Definition
forced, made by use of skill
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abominable
Definition
very unpleasent
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insensate
Definition
lacking compassion or reason
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haggard
Definition
looking exhausted and unwell
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lurid
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vivid in color
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odious
Definition
unpleasent, repulsive
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conflagaration
Definition
fire that destroys alot of land
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inter
Definition
to place in tomb
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of beginning consonants
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onomatopeoia
Definition
a word that is spelled like it sounds
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similie
Definition
like or as, comparing 2 different things
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metaphor
Definition
no like or as, comparing 2 different things
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personification
Definition
unhuman characteristic/action used to describe a human
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hyperbole
Definition
exaggerated phrase
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symbol
Definition
thing that represents another w/ deeper meaning
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irony
Definition
using ones meaning and expressing it in the opposite
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flashback
Definition
narroration that jumps 2 a past event
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foreshadowing
Definition
warning or indication of a future event
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allusion
Definition
vague figure of speech that is left for the reader to figure out
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oxymoron
Definition
two opposite words
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paradox
Definition
riddle
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epiphany
Definition
sudden realization
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poetic justice
Definition
what goes around comes around
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