Vocab Flashcards

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Iiteral

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Following the strict meaning of a word or words

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Facet

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Aspect, component,part

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Figurative

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Representative or symbolic

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Mortified

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Experiencing embarrassment, shame and /or injury to ones pride or self-respect

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Imply

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To indicate,hint at or suggest without stating outright

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Poignant

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Deeply affecting or moving the emotions touching the heart

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Impetus

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A driving force;a stimulus; a motivation

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Characterization

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The way a person or character is portrayed or described

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Diction

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Style of speaking or writing especially depending on choice of words

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Evolve

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To develop gradually

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Incandescent

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Glowing or white with heat or light; intensely bright or brilliant

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Juxtapose

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To place side , in order to compare or contrast

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Capacity

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The ability to recieve or contain

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Cohesive

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Sticking or blending together;well integrated;unified

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Culpable

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Deserving blame ; gulity

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Disconcerted

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Disturbed , unsettled, or bothered by something that is unexpected

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Eccentric

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Behaving in a manor that is different than the norms of society;odd

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Disenfranchise

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To deprive someone of his /her rights and / or privileges

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to something usually to something of literary significance

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Resolution

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A decision or determination;the act of choosing a course of action

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Accumulate

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To gather, collect or build up , often gradually, over time

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Transcend

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To rise above or go beyond;to surpass

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Specualate

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To think about something deeply & develop a guess or a theory about it

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Credulous

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Willing to believe or trust too easliy;gullible

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Evoke
To draw out or bring up : to produce or cause to appear
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Deter
To discourage, hold back or prevent
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Pertain
To relate directly and significantly to make the the matter at hand; to be appropriate or relevant
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Infer
To conclude, figure out or guess based on evidence
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Salient
Easy to notice or standing out
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Subtle
Difficult to notice or understand
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Apprehensive
Uneasy or fearful that something
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Inevitable
Unable to be avoided; unavailable
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Resonate
To be understood or felt strongly; to reverberate