Week 4 Flashcards

(11 cards)

0
Q

The repetition of the same sounds, usually consonants, especially at the beginning of words

A

ALLITERATION

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To give prominence to; emphasize or intensify

A

ACCENTUATE

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2
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An explanation of something by comparing it with something else

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ANALOGY

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3
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A protein produced in the blood or tissues in response to the presence of a specific toxin or foreign blood cell

A

ANTIBODY

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4
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To have great ambition; desire strongly

A

ASPIRE

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5
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To deceive by elaborate trickery

A

BAMBOOZLE

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6
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Very strange or odd

A

BIZARRE

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7
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Rough and stormy; violent

A

BOISTEROUS

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8
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A refusal to buy from or deal with a person, business, or nation, especially as a form of protest

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BOYCOTT

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9
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Protective coloring or disguise that conceals

A

CAMOFLAGE

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10
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not DEFIANTLY but:

A

DEFINITELY

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