Week 4 Flashcards by Spozmai Khan | Brainscape

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Bereft

A

Lacking something

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Debauchery

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Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

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Deferred

A

Postpone

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Coy

A

Pretense of shyness

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Litotes

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Ironic understatement expressed by double negative

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Discerning

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Showing good judgement

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Anapest

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2 unstressed and one stressed

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Tetrameter

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4 metrical ft

8 syllables

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Escutcheon

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Shield or coat of arms

Family crest

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Synechdoche

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Part for a whole

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