Finals

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Endeavor(v)

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to try to do something

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Discount(v)

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to decide that something/someone is not worth attention

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Undergo(v)

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to experience something which is unpleasant

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Mope

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to be unhappy and unwilling to think in a positive way

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indicate

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to show or signal

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falter

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to lose strength or purpose

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infirmity

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ill or need care especially for lung periods and oten because of old age

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imminent

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likely to happen very soon

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accost(v)

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to approach and speak to in an aggressive or nostile manner

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Preclude(v)

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to make impossible,especially by taking action in advance, prevent

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impunity(n)

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Freedom from punishment, penalty, or harm

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Virtuoso(adj/n)

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characteristics of a person with masterly knowledge or skill

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Repose(v)

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to lie dead or at rest

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Terminate/termination(v/n)

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the end of something limit or edge

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Fetter(v)

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to keep someone within limits or stop their advanve

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implore(v)

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to beg, earnestly ask for

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impute(v)

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to say that someone is responsible for something that has happened

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Parsimony(n)

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the quality of being careful with money or resources.

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Predominate(v)

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to be the largest in number or the most important.

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Subside(v)

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if a condition subsides it becomes less strong or extreme

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Mendicancy(n)

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the condition of being a beggar

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Depreciate(v)

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to lose value, especially over time

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instigate(v)

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to make something happen, to cause something bad to happen

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Reproach(v)

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to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected

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censor(n)

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a person whose job is to read books, watch films, etc, in order to remove anything offensive from them.

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Sabotage(v)

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to damage or destroy equipment, weapons or buildings in prder to prevent an enemy or competitor.

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Console(v)

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to make somewhere is sad or disappointed feel better by giving from comfort or sympathy

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Negligent(adj)

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not being careful or giving enough attention to people things that are your responsibility.

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connive(v)

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to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen which will be to your advantage

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subvert(v)

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to try to destro or weaken something espcially and established political system

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intercept(v)

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to stop and cath something or someone before they are able to reach a paticular place

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imagery

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words that create visual or sensary images in the readers mind

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alliteration

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the repition of the same beginning sound in several words in the poem.

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assonance

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likeness of sound as in series of words or syllables

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lyric poem

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it expresses the thoughts and feeling of the poet. it portrays the poets feelings state or mind and perceptions

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narrative poem

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tells a story, has a setting, plots, conflicts and characters

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dramatic irony

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the contrast between what a character knows and what the readers or audience knows

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irony

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the contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen.

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verbal irony

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when one expresses a meaning by using words that carry the opposite meaning.

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mood

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the overall feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader. descriptive words the setting, figurative language