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30 Cards in this Set
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thronging
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crowding into
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voluminously
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fully; in great volume
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palpitating
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beating rapidly; throbbing
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paean
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song of joy, triumph, etc.
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tremulous
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quivering
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languid
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drooping; weak
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spume
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foam; froth
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whetted
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sharpened
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cataract
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a large waterfall
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inaccessible
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impossible to reach or enter
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deem
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consider
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foreshadowing
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sign of something to come
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds as in alliteration
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musical devices
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Refers to the way poets use the sound of words to enrich their poetry
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alliteration
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Repetition of the same consonant sound usually at the start of words
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thronging
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crowding into
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voluminously
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fully; in great volume
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palpitating
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beating rapidly; throbbing
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paean
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song of joy, triumph, etc.
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tremulous
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quivering
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languid
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drooping; weak
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spume
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foam; froth
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whetted
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sharpened
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cataract
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a large waterfall
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inaccessible
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impossible to reach or enter
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deem
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consider
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foreshadowing
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sign of something to come
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds as in alliteration
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musical devices
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Refers to the way poets use the sound of words to enrich their poetry
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alliteration
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Repetition of the same consonant sound usually at the start of words
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