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SAT Vocabulary Week #1
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Language - English
11th Grade
08/13/2013

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Term
anecdote
Definition
a story used to illustrate a point or idea
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circumlocution`
Definition
avoid or work around subject
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critique
Definition
analysing something to compare it to a set standard
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didactic
Definition
intending to teach
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elegy
Definition
a poem or piece of music that has a passionate grief
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idyll
Definition
a piece of media that describes a perfect place or life
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loose sentence
Definition
english sentence type. main idea then subordinate clause
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metaphor
Definition
comparing unlike objects
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non sequitur
Definition
bad logical flow of words or an idea.
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parody
Definition
imitative work made to mock the creator
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proverb
Definition
a short hard general advice
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sentence structure
Definition
order of a sentance
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syllogism
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all people eventually die, you are a person. you are going to die
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theme
Definition
main idea or meaning
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voice
Definition
personality used by a writer
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