Vocab List 1 Flashcards

1
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Colloquial

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Charactistic of informal spoken language or conversation

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2
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Dictation

A

The manner in which something is expressed in words

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3
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Connotation

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An idea that is implied or suggested

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4
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Elegy

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A mournful poem; a lament for the dead

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5
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Dialect

A

The usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people

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6
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Consonance

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The repetition of sounds especially at the ends of words

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7
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Epitaph

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An inscription in memory of a buried person

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8
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Didactic

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Instructive, especially excessively

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9
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Alliteration

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Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word

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10
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Attitude

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Position of a craft relative to a frame of reference

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