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40 Cards in this Set
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Intransigent
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uncompromising;inflexible
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Indomitable
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unconquerable;unyielding
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Belie
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to contradict
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Benign
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harmless
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Accede
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to agree or give approval
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Assuage
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to ease or lessen (pain)
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Scourge
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a whip
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Aristocrat
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a member of the ruling class or nobility
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Intrepid
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fearless
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Plight
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predicament;difficulty
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Reproach
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to express disapproval
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Petulant
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touchy;impatient
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Sepulcher
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burial chamber;tomb
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Melancholy
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sadness;gloominess
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Remiss
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negligent;careless
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Impervious
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not able to be penetrated
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Impious
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irreverent;disrespectful
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Magnanimous
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generous
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Taciturn
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talking little
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Piety
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righteousness,godliness
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Paucity
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scarcity;lack
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Flagrant
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conspicuously wicked
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Reticent
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shyness,unwillingness
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Copious
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large in number or quantity
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Perfunctory
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superficial;not thorough
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Raiment
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especially fine or decorative clothing
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Scrutinize
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to examine closely and critically
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Audacious
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extremely bold or daring
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Veracity
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truthfulness
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Bellicose
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loud;argumentative
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration, often extravagant; it may be used for serious or comic effect
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Alliteration
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the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word
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Simile
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a comparison of two dissimilar things using "like" or "as"
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Onomatopoeia
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a word whose sounds seem to duplicate the sounds they describe
ex. hiss, buzz etc. |
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Metaphor
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a comparison of two dissimilar things which does not use "like" or "as"
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Free Verse
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verse that has neither regular rhyme nor regular meter
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Personification
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giving inanimate objects human like qualities
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Rhyme
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the similarity between syllable sounds at the end of two or more lines
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Allusion
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a brief reference to a person, event, place, or phrase
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Assonance
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the repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds
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