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100 Cards in this Set
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the course or arrangement of events in a narrative
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Plot
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the setup of the story
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Basic Situation
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struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change
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Internal Conflict
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a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force
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External Conflict
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The decisive moment in a drama; the turning point of the play to which the rising action leads
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Climax
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The part of a story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the way things are going to be from then on
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Resolution
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determining Time and Place in fiction
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Setting
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The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions
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Mood
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the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true; something that has the appearance of being true or real
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Verisimilitude
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magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting
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Magic Realism
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a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
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Verbal Irony
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When one event is expected to occur but the opposite happens
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Situational Irony
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inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play
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Dramatic Irony
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a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the attack
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Satire
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a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark
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Sarcasm
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stimulus; drive; incentive
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Motivation
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the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
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Protagonist
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a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary
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Antagonist
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a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal
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Point of View
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a description of an item appealing to the one of the five senses
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Sensory Details
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doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
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Ambiguity
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a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety
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Suspense
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first gave chorus members individual lined and thus developed the concept of actor and drama
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Thespis
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a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction
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Tragedy
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a symbol of comedy and tragedy
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Masks
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an old story rooted in a particular society; used to explain the unexplainable
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Myth
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a character who serves as a contrast to another character
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Foil
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wrote Antigone; perhaps the greatest of the Greek dramatists
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Sophocles
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political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control
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Anarchy
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a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending
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Comedy
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a strangely pleasurable sense of emotional release whe experience after watching a great tragedy
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Catharsis
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a flawed character challenging the gods and his own fate
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Tragic Hero
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when a tragic hero falls from tremendous good fortune
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Reversal of Fortune
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the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy
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Tragic Flaw
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What are the 5 qualities a tragic hero must possess?
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1. Be high ranking in society
2. have a reversal of fortune 3. Have a tragic flaw 4. Recognize his errors and accept the consequences 5. Suffer more than what the audience feels is fair |
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doesn't want Oberon to make a knight of the Indian boy
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Titania
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Oberon’s jester, a mischievous fairy who delights in playing pranks on mortals
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Puck
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The king of the fairies who is initially at odds with his wife, because she refuses to relinquish control of a young Indian prince whom he wants for a knight
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Oberon
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A young man of Athens, initially in love with Hermia and ultimately in love with Helena
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Demetrius
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A young woman of Athens, in love with Demetrius
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Helena
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A young man of Athens, in love with Hermia; Hermia loves him too
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Lysander
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Egeus’s daughter, a young woman of Athens who is in love with Lysander
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Hermia
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The heroic duke of Athens, engaged to Hippolyta
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Theseus
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The overconfident weaver chosen to play Pyramus in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration
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Bottom
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The narrator and protagonist of TKAM; She is intelligent and, by the standards of her time and place, a tomboy
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Scout Finch
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Scout’s brother and constant playmate at the beginning of the story
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Jem Finch
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Scout and Jem’s father, a lawyer in Maycomb descended from an old local family. A widower with a dry sense of humor, he has instilled in his children his strong sense of morality and justice
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Atticus Finch
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Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend. He is a diminutive, confident boy with an active imagination. He becomes fascinated with Boo Radley and represents the perspective of childhood innocence throughout the novel
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Dill Harris
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Atticus’s sister, a strong-willed woman with a fierce devotion to her family
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Aunt Alexandra
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The black field hand accused of rape
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Tom Robinson
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Bob Ewell’s abused, lonely, unhappy daughter
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Mayella Ewell
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A drunken, mostly unemployed member of Maycomb’s poorest family; accuses Tom Robinson of raping his daughter
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Bob Ewell
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A recluse who never sets foot outside his house, he dominates the imaginations of Jem, Scout, and Dill; kills Bob Ewell
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Boo Radley
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The Finches’ black cook
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Calpurnia
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The Finches’ neighbor, a sharp-tongued widow, and an old friend of the family
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Miss Maudie
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An elderly, ill-tempered, racist woman who lives near the Finches
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Mrs. Dubose
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The sheriff of Maycomb and a major witness at Tom Robinson’s trial
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Heck Tate
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A poor farmer and part of the mob that seeks to lynch Tom Robinson at the jail
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Mr. Cunningham
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The Judge in Maycomb County; He is the judge in the Tom Robinson trial
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John Taylor
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relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
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dependent
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regardless of; although
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despite
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abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous
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exuberant
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having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.;
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fervent
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to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy
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foretell
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characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction
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ingenious
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the right to vote, esp. in a political election
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suffrage
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not praised or acclaimed
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unsung
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to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease
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assuage
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to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish
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brandish
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extraordinarily fine; superb
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magnificent
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something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury
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menace
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mistaken notion
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misconception
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penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding
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profound
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embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish
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sheepishly
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brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring; magnificent
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splendor
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fixed, settled, or permanent
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staid
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to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument
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advocate
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to enclose within bounds; limit or confine
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circumscribe
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forming a whole; combined
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collective
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majority of opinion
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consensus
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to lessen the value or price of.
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depreciate
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to make possible or easy
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enable
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to form a circle about; encircle; surround; engulf
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encompass
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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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irony
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To cause to continue indefinitely
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perpetuate
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a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group
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stereotype
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a distinguishing feature or quality
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characteristic
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to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well
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excel
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any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial
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ordeal
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long and tiresome
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tedious
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to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud
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acclaim
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praiseworthy; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection
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admirably
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complexity or obscurity, as of a subject
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depth
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extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
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finesse
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1. condition
2. a supply or stock of something provided |
provision
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a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense
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tact
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the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness
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agility
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the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree
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excess
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legally responsible
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liable
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the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc
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recognition
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