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17 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity
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Noun. An eager willingness
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Attain
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Verb to get or gain
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Burden
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Noun. Something tiring and difficult that a person has to do
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Covet
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Verb. To want very much
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Delectable
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Adj. delightful highly pleasing enjoyable
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Expedition
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Noun. A trip, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose
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Obliged
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Verb. Required
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Quarreling
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Verb. Arguing disagreeing fighting
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Ridicule
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Verb. To make fun of
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Skylarking
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Verb. Frolicking and playing
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Vigor
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Noun. Energy intensity
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Virtuous
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Adj. does the right thing
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Whitewash
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Verb. To paint white
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Verbal irony
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Sarcasm. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite
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Situational itony
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When the opposite of what is expected happens think of the titanic example
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Dramatic irony
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When the audience knows more about what is really going on in the story than at least one character
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Dialect
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Form of language particular to a specific region or special group. Dialect is made up of differences in accent, differences in vocab and differences in grammar
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