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Lesson 2
Davy Crockett
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English
11th Grade
09/06/2013

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ALLEGORY
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N. a symbolic story in which people, settings or actions represent ideas or moral qualities
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PROTAGONIST
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N. the main character in a story or play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something
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INCONGRUOUS
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ADJ. not suitable or appropriate; not consistent; not conforming to a pattern
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TERSE
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ADJ. brief and to the point; concise
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PROLOGUE
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N. introductory lines of a play; the preface to a literary work, an introductory or preceding event.
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FEROCITY
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N. the quality of being fierce, savage, or relentless
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CONJECTURE
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N. an opinion without proof; quesswork;

VERB. to speculate; to quess

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DESPICABLE
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ADJ.contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile
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MISANTHROPE
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N. an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings
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DISSOLUTE
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ADJ.lacking moral restraint; very wicked; immoral; undisciplined
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