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10th Grade
10/13/2010

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WARP
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to bend or twist out of shape, to distort
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DREDGE
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to unearth or bring to notice
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SISYPHUS
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a son of Aeolus and ruler Of corinth, noted for his trickery, punished by having to roll stone that always rolled back down before reaching top
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TIDAL
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pertaining to tides; dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure 'a tidal steamer'
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PROPRIETY
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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners
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PERVERSITY
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turned away from or rejecting what is right, good or proper;;wicked or corrupt
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ANAPHORA
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grammer: the use of a word as a regular grammatical substitute for a preceding word or group of words---i.e. the 'it' and 'do' in ''i know it and he does too''
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SYNTACTIC
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consisting of or noting morphemes that are combined in the same order as they would be if they were seperate words in a corresponding construction;i.e. 'blackberry'
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ART DECO
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style of art 1920s-1960s
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ARTIFICE
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trickery; guile; craftiness, a cunning or crafty device
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PLAT
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a plot of ground; a plan or map, as of land
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AUSTERE
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severe in manner or appearance
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INCONGRUITY
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out of keeping or place; inappropriate
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POLYSYNDETON
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the use of a number of conjunctions in close succesion
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AGGLOMERATION
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a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts
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FOMENT
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to instigate or foster; promote the development of
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BENEVOLENCE
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desire to do good unto others
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ALLUSION
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a passing or casual reference
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COUPLET
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2 lines in poetry that rhyme and are same length
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QUATRAIN
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4 line poem, alternate rhymes
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SESTET
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last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet
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OCTAVE
Definition
stanza of 8 lines
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SYNTAX
Definition
the study of the rules for the formation or grammatical sentences in a language
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ACERBIC
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harsh or severe; as of temper or expression
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AMBIVALENT
Definition
simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes
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APHORISTIC
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speaking in brief statements or principles
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BEMUSED
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bewildered or confused; preoccupied
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BLITHE
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joyous; merry
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COLLOQUIAL
Definition
informal
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EMOTIVE
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pertaining to emotion
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ENIGMATIC
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mysterious
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FLIPPANT
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, lacking in seriousness
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FLORID
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ornate; flowery
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GRANDILOQUENT
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speaking in a pompous manner
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INDIGNANT
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expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, etc.
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LILTING
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rhythmic swing or cadence
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METAPHYSICAL
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abstract, abstuse
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ORATORICAL
Definition
art of public speaking
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PEDANTIC
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overly concerned with minute details, esp. in teaching
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PLAINTIVE
Definition
mournful
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PROSAIC
Definition
dull, matter-of-fact
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SARDONIC
Definition
synical
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URBANE
Definition
resembling sophisticated social life in cities
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