Week 2 Flashcards

1
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Anaphora

A

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, noun

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2
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Promiscous

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Having many brief sexual relationships, adjective

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3
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Subservient

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Below someone in authority or willing to obey, adjective

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4
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Refrain

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Restrain, hold back, keep under control , verb

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5
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Hence

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From here, adverb

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6
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Thence

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From there, adverb

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7
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Whence

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From where, adverb

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8
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Hither

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Here , to this place, adverb

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9
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Thither

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There, to that place, adverb

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10
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Whither

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To which place, where, adverb

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11
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Metonymy

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Adjunct for that of the thing meant, noun

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12
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Impediment

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A hindrance or obstruction, defect in a person’s speech, noun

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13
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Tercet

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A group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by the rhyme with an adjacent triplet, noun

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14
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Vagrant

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A person who has no settled home or job,( originated from the French word ‘vagarant’ which means wandering about), noun

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15
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Stanza

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Group of lines forming the basic unit in a poem; a verse, noun

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16
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Knave

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A dishonest man, noun

17
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Indignant

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Regarded as unworthy or feeling or showing offence and annoyance, adjective