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33 Cards in this Set
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etiquette
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rules for proper behavior
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acclivity
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an upward slope
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embrasure
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an opening
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imperious
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ADJ demanding; overbeearing; urgent
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dictum
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a statement or saying
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ramification
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a branchlike division
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pilfer
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V to steal
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periodicity
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a recurrence at regular intervals
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oscillation
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the act of swinging back and forth
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preternaturally
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ADV supernatural; abnormally
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malign
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ADJ evil
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palisades
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wooden poles with a sharp top used as a fence around a fort
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conceits
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strange or fanciful ideas
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mollified
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V to be soothed or calm
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omnipotent
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ADJ all powerful
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ineffable
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ADJ something that cannot be expressed in words
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dolorous
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ADJ sad; mournful
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a recurring image, concept, or character type that seems to possess universal significance
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Archetype
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one that is separated from society because of certain traits that make them unaccepted by society
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Outcast
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one that goes against another and of what is accepted by the rest of society
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Rebel
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represent something other than what it is
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Symbolism
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short personal poems
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Lyric Poetry
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contradictory but, somehow, makes sense
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Paradox
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"I"
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1st Person
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"You"
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2nd Person
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3rd but focuses just on one character
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Third-Person Limited
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3rd but all characters are involved instead of focusing on one
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Third-Person Omniscient
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a hint earlier in the story that predicts later events
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foreshadowing
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a narrator that you can't trust for some reason
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unreliable narrator
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someone who was there
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primary source
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books and other people(doctors, professionals)
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Secondary source
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invariably stresses spiritual concerns over earthly concerns
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Puritan Literature
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leaders of religious movement
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"A Great Awakening"
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