Vocab #14 Flashcards
1
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Antagonist
A
(N) someone who offers opposition
2
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Protagonist
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(N) the principal character in work of fiction; struggles against an obstacle
3
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Epilogue
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(N) a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a party
4
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Legacy
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(N) a gift of personal property in a will
5
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Lore
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(N) knowledge gained through traditions or stories
6
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Etymology
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(N) the history of a word
7
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Alibi
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(N) a defense by an accused person that supposedly shows how he or she could not have committed a particular crime
8
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Inference
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(N) a conclusion drawn based on circumstantial evidence or by logical judgement
9
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Idiom
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(N) an expression whose meaning cannot be known by the words that make it up
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Imagery
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(N) mental pictures or sensations formed in response to words
