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20 Cards in this Set
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Autobiography
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(n) the story of a person' slide written by tht person
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Celebrity
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(n) a famous person
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Chronic
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(adj) constant; habitual caused to describe a negative situation
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Fiction
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(n, adj) writing tht is about imaginary events or characters
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Grudgingly
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(adj) unwillingly; reluctantly
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Narrator
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(n) the person telling the story
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Non-fiction
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(n, adj) writing tht is about real people or events
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Novella
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(n) a short novel
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Perspective
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(n) point of view
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Predict
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(v) to state beforehand what is going to happen
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Prose
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(n) the ordinary form of written lang., as distinguished from poetry or verse; any writing tht is not poetry
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Sheared
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(v) cut off or cut through, cut off sharply, as with steep rocks
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Slough
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(v) to cast off or shed, such as skin
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Verify
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(v) to check or test the truth or accuracy of something
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Wallowed
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(v) rolled around in or on something; usually mud, dirt, water, snow, etc.
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Agile
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(adj) quick and well-coordinated in movement; active; lively
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Advocate
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(v) to speak or write in favor of something; to show public support
(n) a person who speaks or writes in favor of someone or something |
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Aloof
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(adj) keeping oneself at a distance; apart; disinterested
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Analogy
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(n) a similarity or comparability between two things
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Avid
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(adj) showing great enthusiasm or interest in something
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