Direct Hits volume 2 -- set 1 Flashcards by Arlo Hill

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synopsis

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a brief summary

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simile

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a comparison using like or as

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metaphor

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a figure of speech equating two distinct objects

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personification

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when an inanimate object is given human qualities

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irony

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conveying the opposite of its meaning

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satire, lampoon, parody

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comic criticism

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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caricature

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exaggeration by distortion of the subject’s features

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epic

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a long narrative poem written in a grand style

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saga

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a long narrative story

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euphony

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soothing or pleasant sounds

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conflate

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bring together; (con)fuse

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cacophony

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harsh clashing sounds

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foreshadow

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to suggest what will happen; presage

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anecdote

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a short account of an incident

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eulogy

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a tribute, especially praising someone who has died

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allusion

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a reference to something

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catalyst

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an agent triggering change

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caustic

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biting; burning; acerbic

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crystallize

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to give a definite form to any idea or plan

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osmosis

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gradual often unconscious process of assimilation

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sedentary

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accustomed to sitting or doing little exercise

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virulent

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bitterly hostile

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empirical

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based on experience, not theory

entomology

the scientific study of inserts

gestate

to conceive and develop (usually in the mind)

paradigm

a framework or model of thought

entrepreneur

a person who creates a business

lucrative

very profitable

extravagant

excessive and therefore lacking restraint

avarice, cupidity

greed

glut, plethora, surfeit

surplus

destitute, impoverished, indigent

very poor

affluent, opulent

very wealthy

munificent

very generous

parsimonious

excessively cheap with money; stingy

depreciation

loss in value

remunerate

compensate; to make payment for

accord

a formal agreement

enlighten

inform, instruct, illuminate

appeasement

granting concessions to maintain peace

nullify

to make invalid

triumvirate

a group of three leaders

pretext

an excuse, an alleged cause

watershed

a turning point

consensus

a general agreement

autocrat; despot

a ruler having unlimited power

manifesto

a public declaration of beliefs

enfranchise

to give the right to vote

disenfranchise

to take away the right to vote

coerce

to compel

egalitarian

favoring social equality

demarcation

the setting or marking of boundaries