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86 Cards in this Set
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ascetic
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extremely self disciplined and severe
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parapet
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low wall or railing
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palpable
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easily felt or touched
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amentities
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comforts and convienences
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imprudent
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unwise
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deplorable
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regrettable, very bad
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scrutinized
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looked at carefully
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expedient
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something contrived or used to meet an urgent need
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abyss
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a bottomless gulf or pit, anything unfathomable cavity or chasm or void extending below
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placid
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undisturbed, calm, tranquil
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disposition
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personality or temperament
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garish
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too bright
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sullen
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gloomy
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furtively
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stealthily as if to avoid being seen or heard
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deft
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skilled in quick sure and easy way
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types of conflicts
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man vs. man
man vs. society man vs. nature man vs. self |
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exposition
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the opening of the story where the characters, conflicts/complications, setting and tone are usually introduced
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rising action
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action is at its peak
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denouement
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a french word for "untying the knot" the resolution occurs at the end of the story
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setting
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the when and where the story takes place
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protagonist
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the central character in the story (can be a person, animal or nature
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antagonist
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force in the story that is in conflict with the protagonist
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point of view
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the person the author has chosen to tell the story
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theme
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the central idea or underlying meaning about the story
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irony
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a contrast between what is expected and what really happens
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tone
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the overall feeling that the writer wants the reader to feel (how the writer feels about the subject)
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mood
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the feeling that a piece of writing arouses in a reader
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fourth stage of the writing process
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proofreading and publishing
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first stage of the writing process
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prewriting
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second stage of the writing process
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writing a draft
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disposition
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personality or temperament
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garish
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too bright
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sullen
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gloomy
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furtively
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stealthily as if to avoid being seen or heard
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deft
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skilled in quick sure and easy way
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types of conflicts
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man vs. man
man vs. society man vs. nature man vs. self |
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exposition
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the opening of the story where the characters, conflicts/complications, setting and tone are usually introduced
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rising action
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action is at its peak
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denouement
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a french word for "untying the knot" the resolution occurs at the end of the story
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setting
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the when and where the story takes place
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third stage of writing process
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evaluating and revising
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what you do in first stage of writing process
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choose a purpose, subject, and audience
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what you do in second stage of writing process
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put ideas down on paper
include new ideas you discover as you write |
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what you do in third stage of writing process
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make judgments about content, organization and style
make changes to improve the draft |
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what you do in fourth stage of writing process
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correct errors in grammar, usage and mechanics
share writing |
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common noun
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names any one of a group of persons, places or things and is not capitalized
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proper noun
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names a particular person, place or thing and is always capitalized
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concrete noun
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an object that can be perceived by the senses
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abstract noun
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names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic
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compound noun
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two or more words used together as a single noun
the parts of a compound noun may be written as one word, as two or more words, or as a hyphenated word |
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collective noun
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noun that names a group or collection of things
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pronoun
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a word used in place of a noun
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reflexive pronoun
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refers to other nouns in the sentence
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relative pronoun
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helps to define who and whose things are
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interrogative pronoun
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a question word
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demonstrative pronoun
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a pronoun that points out things
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antecedent
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the word a pronoun refers to
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verb
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a word used to express an action or a state of being
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linking verb
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serves as a link between two words
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transitive verb
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an action verb that has a receiver
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intransitive verb
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verb that doesnt have a receiver
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verb phrase
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when a verb is more than one word because of helping verbs
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adjective
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a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
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adverb
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a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
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circumspect
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careful, cautious
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efface
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to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
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predispose
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to incline to beforehand
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unbridled
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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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dissolute
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loose in one's morals or behavior
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feint
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a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense
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lucrative
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bringing in money, profitable
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terse
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brief and to the point
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adherent
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a follower, supporter, attached, sticking to
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exorcise
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to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome, menacing or oppressive
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trite
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a commonplace, overused, stale
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arduous
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hard to do, requiring much effort
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fated
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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revile
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to attack with words, call bad names
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arbitrary
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unreasonable, based on one's own wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
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morose
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having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable
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rebut
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to offer arguments or evidence that contradict an assertion, to refute
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ghastly
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frightful, horrible, deathly pale
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
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excedding what is sufficient or required, excess
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adjective
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a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
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adverb
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a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
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