3/21 Vocab Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Coverlet

A

Bed quilt used chiefly for warmth

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Satire

A

The use of irony and/or ridicule in denouncing folly

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3
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Simile

A

An unlikely comparison with use of the words like or as

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Syllepsis

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The use of a word or expression to form 2 syntactic functions

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Syllogism

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A deductive inference of certain other forms with two premises

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Symbol

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Something used for or regarded as representing something else

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Satchel

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A small bag with a shoulder strap

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Incessant

A

Continuing without interruption

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Forlorn

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Desolate or dreary

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Visage

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The face, with reference to expression

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Haggard

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Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhuasted appearance

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Panhandle

A

To accost and beg from

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Affluent

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Having an abudance of wealth

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Huarache

A

A Mexican sandle

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Senile

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Of or belonging to old age

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Relent

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To become less severe; slacken

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Malice

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Desire to inflict harm on another

18
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Inundate

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Vacuous

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Without contents; empty

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Caricature

A

A ludicrous imitation

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(R)

Bed quilt used chiefly for warmth

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(R)

The use of irony and/or ridicule in denouncing folly

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(R)

An unlikely comparison with use of the words like or as

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(R)

The use of a word or expression to form 2 syntactic functions

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# (R) A deductive inference of certain other forms with two premises
Syllogism
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# (R) Something used for or regarded as representing something else
Symbol
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# (R) A small bag with a shoulder strap
Satchel
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# (R) Continuing without interruption
Incessant
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# (R) Desolate or dreary
Forlorn
30
# (R) The face, with reference to expression
Visage
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# (R) Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhuasted appearance
Haggard
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# (R) To accost and beg from
Panhandle
33
# (R) Having an abudance of wealth
Affluent
34
# (R) A Mexican sandle
Huarache
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# (R) Of or belonging to old age
Senile
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# (R) To become less severe; slacken
Relent
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# (R) Desire to inflict harm on another
Malice
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# (R) To overwhelm
Inundate
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# (R) Without contents; empty
Vacuous
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# (R) A ludicrous imitation
Caricature