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27 Cards in this Set
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illusory
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not real, based on false ideas
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Verbal Irony
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When we say one thing but mean the opposite.
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situational irony
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when an occurance is not just surprising, its the opposite of what we expected to happen
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dramatic irony
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when the reader, or in a play, the audience knows what will happen to a character, but the character does not.
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satire
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writing that uses ridicule and often irony to bring about social reform
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Theme
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the theme of a story reveals something about the way people act, what they value, and what they believe in.
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fecund
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fertile, producing abundantly
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skirted
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passed around rather than through. also means missed narrowly or avoided.
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zealously
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fervently; devotedly
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indiscriminately
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w/o making carefuly choices or distinctions; randomly
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ethreal
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light and delicate; unearthly
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cleaving
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splitting
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posterity
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decendents or all future generations
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renounce
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give up, especially by formal statement, reject
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compulsory
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required, enforced
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caprice
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sudden notion or desire
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audible
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capable of being heard
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abrasive
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scraping, rubbing, wearing away. irritating or harsh
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contemplative
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thoughtful
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deluded
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mislead; fooled; decieved
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portals
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gates or doorways, especially large impressive ones
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impediment
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obstacle; something that slows or prevents movement or progress
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alleviated
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reduced, made easier to bear or deal with
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inevitable
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certain to happen, unavoidable
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cache
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safe place for storing or hiding things
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foreboding
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feeling that something bad is about to happen
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untenable
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incapable of being defended, maintained, or occupied
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