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40 Cards in this Set
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abstract
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a very brief synopsis of a longer work or research
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abstract terms
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as opposed to concrete terms, they represent ideas or thoughts, generalities
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adage
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a saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
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aesthetic distance
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refers to a total objective of a writer where in his or her view and judgements are with held in his or her account of human experience; distance bw a work of art and its perciever
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allegory
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the recounting of an unreal series of experiences bearing such close resemblances to reality as to encourage the reader to make the association; an extended metaphor
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alliteration
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the repetition of one or more initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words or a line from a poem
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allusion
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a reference to a person, place, event, or other source meant to create an effect or enrich the meaning of an idea
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ambiguity
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multiple meaning, lack of clarity in a work consciously used as a phase of the author's view of hi or her world or characters and reflecting the vagueness of life
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anachronism
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the incorporation of an event, scene, or person who does not correspond with the time period portrayed in the work
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analogy
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a comparison that points out similarities bw two dissimilar things
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avert
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turn away
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abduct
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lead from
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anteroom
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room before another
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admit
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grant entrance to
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bicycle
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vehicle having two wheels
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circumnavigate
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sail around
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conspire
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plot together or with
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colloquy
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talking together
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compose
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put together
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correspond
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agree with
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contradict
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speak against, deny
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deduction
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conclusion drawn from reasoning
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demote
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move down in rank
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disrupt
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break apart
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dismiss
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send away
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insignificant
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not significant
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illegal
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not legal
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immoral
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not moral
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irregular
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not regular
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inject
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throw or force in
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illuminate
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direct light on
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import
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bring into one country from another
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irrigate
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pour water on
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interrupt
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break, between, stop
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intramural w
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with in walls, inside
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intangible
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not able to be touched
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contravene
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go against or contrary to
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exhale
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breathe out
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demote
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reduce or lower rank
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adhere
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stick to
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