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What does soliloquy, colloquy, and dialogue mean?
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soliloquy-talk to yourself
colloquy-formal conversation dialogue-convestaion between two or more people |
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allude
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verb/to refer to indirectly
s:hint at, suggest, insinuate, intimate |
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how does the prefix ad change when added to a root beginning with a consonant?
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this is called assemilation and you drop the d and double the consonant
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alienate
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verb/to cause hostility where love formerly existed.
S: estrange, disaffect, antagonize A:befriend, captivate |
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anarchy
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noun/absence of governmental authority,social disorder
s:disorder,chaos,lawlessness, pandemonium,turmoil |
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allege
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verb/to claim something without and proof
s:claim, contend, declare, assert, affirm, avow, asseverate, aver |
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ambivalent
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adj/can't make a choice
s: contradictory, equivocal, vacillating, opposing a:definate,firm,unwavering, steady,clear-cut,unequivocal |
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ambience
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noun/the surrounding or pervading atmosphere;the tone and spirit of an environment
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What are some french words and their meanings
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carte blanche-full power to act as one sees fit
fait accompli-something that can not be reversed savoir faire-knowing the right thing to do chef d'oeuvre-a masterpiece bete noire-an object of strong dislike faux pas-social blunder rendezvous-meeting place culdesac-blind alley/dead end |
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anathema
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noun/a curse
s:malediction, execration, imprecation, abomination a:blessing,benediction,eulogy,encomium,glorify,extol,praise |
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anecdote
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noun/a brief account
s:tale, story, vignette, sketch, narrative, reminiscence, memoir, episode, storyteller,racinteur |
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what does elude, allusion, illusion, allusive, illusory and elusive mean?
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elude-evade, escape
allusion-an indirect reference illusion-a false perception allusive-suggestive illusory-tending to decieve elusive-difficult to find or grasp |
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anachronism
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noun/misplacing of an object in a period it doesn't belong
s:incongruity,inconsistency, contradiction, throwback |
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What does a memoir, parable, allegory, quip, retort, rap, and bon mot mean?
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memoir-personal experience
parable-simple story with a moral allegory-short moral story quip-witty saying retort-wiitty reply bon mot-clever saying rap-criticize |
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amnesty
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noun/an official pardon granted to offenders
s: forgiveness,immunity, remission, absolution |
