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77 Cards in this Set
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Breach |
A opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infracture |
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Commandeer |
To seize for military or official use |
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Deadlock |
A standstill resulting from the opposition of 2 equal forces or factions |
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Debris |
Scattered fragments |
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Opinionated |
Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's ideas |
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Alien |
A citizen if another country, strange |
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Compensate |
To make up for; to repay for services |
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Fodder |
Food for horses or cattle; raw material for designated purpose |
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Expulsion |
Driving or forcing out |
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Illegible |
Difficult or impossible to read |
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Abridge |
To shorten |
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Fabricate |
To make manufacture; to make up, invent |
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Irate |
Angry |
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Pauper |
An extremely poor person |
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Surmount |
To overcome, rise above |
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Anarchy |
A lack of government and law |
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Daunt |
To overcome with fear, intimidate |
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Disentangle |
To free from tangles or complications |
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Fated |
Determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
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Hoodwink |
To mislead by a trick |
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Accomplice |
A person who takes part in a crime |
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Annihilate |
To destroy completely |
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Exodus |
A large-scale departure or flight |
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Facilitate |
To make easier |
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Morose |
Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
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Atone |
To make up for |
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Credible |
Believable |
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Ghastly |
Frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
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Posthumous |
Occurring or published after death |
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Supplant |
To take the place of |
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Adieu |
Goodbye |
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Apex |
The highest point, tip |
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Bogus |
False |
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Metropolis |
A large city, the chief city of an area |
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Momentous |
Very important |
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Asylum |
An institution for the care of children, elderly people |
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Dilate |
To make or become larger or wider |
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Dwindle |
To lessen, to deminish |
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Preposterous |
Ridiculous |
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Realm |
A kingdom |
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Who wrote "the sniper"? |
Liam O'Flaherty |
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Who wrote "the most dangerous game"? |
Richard connell |
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Who wrote "the gift of the magi"? |
O. Henry |
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Who wrote "the necklace"? |
Guy de maupassant |
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Who wrote "the scarlet ibis"? |
James Hurst |
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Who wrote " the lottery "? |
Shirley Jackson |
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Who wrote "the odyssey"? |
Homer |
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Thesis statement |
Main sentence of a paper |
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Primary source |
Document created during the event |
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Secondary source |
Document that interprets the primary source |
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MLA format |
Research style that gives credit to the authors |
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Works sited page |
A list of sources |
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There- Their- They're- Its- It's- |
Location Possession They are Pronoun It is |
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Imagery |
Visual language that appeals to the 5 senses |
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Mood |
How the reader feels |
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Suspense |
State or feeling of anxiety |
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Irony |
Unexpected twist of events |
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Symbolism |
Something that represents a object or idea |
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Metaphor |
Comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as |
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Protagonist |
Main character |
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Antagonist |
Against main character |
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Dynamic character |
Changes throughout story |
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Static character |
Character stays same |
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Tone |
How the author feels |
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Direct characterization |
Describes the character exactly |
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Indirect characterization |
Uses other characters or methods |
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Allusion |
Reference to something or Someone famous |
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Internal conflict |
With yourself |
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External conflict |
With outside forces |
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Simile |
Comparing 2 things with like or as |
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Theme |
Main idea |
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Rhyme scheme |
Pattern or rhymes in a poem |
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Stanza |
Paragraph in a poem |
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Point of view |
1st- I 2nd- you 3rd limited- you don't know everything Omniscient- everything |
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Foreshadowing |
Hints or clues |
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Irony (3 types) |
Dramatic - audience knows more than characters Situational - unexpected situation Verbal - sarcasm |
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Flashback |
Sudden glimpse of past events |
