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| A mournful poem; a lament for the dead |
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| The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance |
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| An address of a religious nature |
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| A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose |
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| Colossal: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe |
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| Ask for or request earnestly |
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–noun, plural figures of speech.
any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other special effect. |
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| Punic: tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans |
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the sacred text of islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of god, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics. |
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a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
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a narrative providing the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories.
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a literary device that uses such a narrative structure. |
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to call for with earnest desire |
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–verb (used with object)
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to turn upside down.
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to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship.
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to turn or change to the opposite or contrary, as in nature, bearing, or effect: to invert a process.
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to turn inward or back upon itself.
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to turn inside out. |
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| characterized by firmness and determination |
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