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Honors English Final- Semester II
Vocabulary Portion 1
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English
12th Grade
06/03/2009

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Acuity
Definition
sharp
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Aesthetic
Definition
pertaining to Beauty
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Alliteration
Definition
repetition of sounds
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Allusion
Definition
reference to a work of art, myth, person, or idea
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Ameliorate
Definition
to improve
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Analogous
Definition
corresponding in a particular way
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Analogy
Definition
a similarity
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Anarchy
Definition
chaos
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Anecdote
Definition
short, personal story
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Antagonist
Definition
opponent; opposite: protagonist (hero)
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Apathy
Definition
lack of affection
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Aposiopesis
Definition
sudden break off midst sentence
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Apostrophe
Definition
refering to something out of the norm
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Archetype
Definition
the original pattern or model; universally inherited thought, idea, or image
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Ascetic
Definition
without luxury
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Assonance
Definition
resemblance of sounds
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Assuage
Definition
to make less severe
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Augury
Definition
an omen
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Avarice
Definition
greed
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Avid
Definition
enthusiastic
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Banal
Definition
plain; boring
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Boisterous
Definition
loud
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Cacophony
Definition
harsh discordance of sounds
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Candelabra
Definition
beauty and the beast bitch!
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Candor
Definition
to be frank
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Chiasmus
Definition
reversal of words
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Climax
Definition
turning point
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Clinical
Definition
extremely realistic
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Colloquialism
Definition
informal speak
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Complacent
Definition
content; happy
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Conceit
Definition
to have a high impression of one's self
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