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50 Cards in this Set
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din
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a loud, unpleasant, prolonged sound
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tyrannous
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cruel and oppressive government rule
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to aver
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state or assert to be the case
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dismal
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depressing, dreary
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sultry
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hot and humid; attractive
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specter
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a ghost
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ministry
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the work or vocation of a minister of a religion; a government office run by a minister
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; obtruse
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vex
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annoy
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inaudible
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quiet; unable to be heard
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companionable
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friendly; sociable
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perchance
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perhaps
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dilated
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make or become larger, wider, or more open
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dissonant
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lacking harmony; unpleasant sound
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sinuous
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having many curves and turns
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waning
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decreasing in power
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rebounding
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bounce back through the air after hitting a hard surface
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turmoil
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a state of great disturbance
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ballad
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a poem narrating a story
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lyric
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a lyric poem or verse; expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in recognized forms
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allegory
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a poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
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ode
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a poem in the form of an address to someone/something
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metaphor
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
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simile
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
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personification
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the act of making inhuman things have human characteristics
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
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rhyme
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two words sounding alike
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blank verse
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a poem written without rhyme, but with meter
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free verse
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a poem that does not rhyme or meter
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sonnet
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a poem with 14 lines and a set rhyme scheme and meter
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enjambment
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the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, stanza, etc
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boon
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a thing that is helpful or beneficial
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lea
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a meadow
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pensive
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thoughtful
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jocund
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cheerful
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piety
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religious devotion
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sordid
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involving ignoble actions
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aspect
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a particular part or angle of something
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visage
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a face
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impetuous
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acting or done quickly without thought or care
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incantation
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a series of words said as a magical spell or charm
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pestilence
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disease
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fealty
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loyalty
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ken
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one's range of knowledge
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surmise
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supposing something is true without having the evidence to prove it
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steadfast
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stubborn; resolute
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ablution
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the act of washing oneself
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teeming
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bountiful; to be full of, swarming with
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Sylvan
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forrest
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the sublime
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of such excellence or beauty to inspire awe
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