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| A literary movement that arose in the wake of the civil war that attempted to depict life as it really was. This often included grim portraits of human suffering and death. |
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| A literary movement starting in the 19th century that was an extension of realism and attempted to portray life as if it were being examined scientifically. Writers often used psychology to analyze the actions of a character. |
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| the abolishing of something, the doing away with |
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| bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
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| inflexible, immovable, obstinate |
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| to make better, to relieve, to improve |
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| to make an omen or prophecy |
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| to deceive, mislead, or persuade with charm |
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| a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
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| tending to reconcile, pacify, or renew a friendship |
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| scorn, extreme dislike, or disdain |
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| quarrelsome, stirring controversy |
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| believing on slight evidence, gullible |
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| act of harming or ruining another's reputation |
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| courteous going along with the wishes of another |
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| used to examine and critique anything in society that falls into normative (normal) and deviant (different/abnormal) categories. Particular emphasis is placed on sexual activities and identities. |
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| a subset of realism that is marked by the speech and manners of people from a particular part of the country (New England, South, Midwest) |
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| a style of writing popular in late 18th and first half of 19th century that emphasized imagination and emotion over reason and a belief that the natural world was superior to the world of the city. |
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| highest level, peak, zenith |
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| to root out, eradicate, to destroy |
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| a government in which a small group exercises supreme control |
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