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25 Cards in this Set
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What is critical reading
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An awareness of an author’s intent, attitude, and tone
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What are some possible intents
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Amuse, entertain, sadden, inspire, persuade, inform
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What is attitude
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Is reflected in author’s treatment of a subject
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What is Figurative Language
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Is often used in an imaginative way rather than in a literal way
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What is a metaphor
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A comparison that doesn’t use like or as
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What is a simile
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A comparison that use like or as
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What is a hyperbole
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An exaggeration
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What is a puns
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Humorous use of words that involve a word or phrase that had more than 1 possible meaning
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Invective
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insulting word
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Infidels
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a person who does not accept a particular faith
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Tirade
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a prolonged outburst of bitter
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Grooming
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a man or boy in charge of horses or the stable
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Coddled
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to treat tenderly
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Vituperative
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verbal abuse
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Counterproductive
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thwarting the achievement of an intended goal
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Ideology
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the body of myth
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Leeway
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extra space
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Adherence
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steady devotion
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Allegedly
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to assert without proof
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Prescient
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knowledge of things before they exist or happen
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Ubiquitous
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existing
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Depravity
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to make morally bad
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Invasive
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involving invasion
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Coveted
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to desire wrongfully
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First Amendment
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freedom of speech
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