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29 Cards in this Set
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sharp
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acute
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boldness
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audacity
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developed;created;born
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conceived
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in a sly or deceptive way
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cunningly
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ridicule
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derision
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way of speaking thats characteristic of a particular place or group of people
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dialect
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conceal or hide behind a false appearance or manner
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dissemble
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occurs when the reader knows something a character in a book doesn't know
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dramatic irony
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expressions that are not literally true but that suggest similarities between usually unrelated things
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figures of speech
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perception of the importance of events before they occur
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foresight
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energetic gestures
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gesticulations
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false; insecure; or phony
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hypocrytical
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language that creates word pictures and appeals to the senses
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imagery
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direct comparison between two unlike things without using a specific word of comparison
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metaphors
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speaks of a nonhuman or inanimate thing as if it had human or lifelike qualities
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personification
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held back
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refrained
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intelligence and good judgment
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sagacity
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comparison between two unlike things using a word of comparison such as, like than, as, or resembles
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similies
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circumstances that turn out to be the opposite of what is expected
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situational irony
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in a secretive way
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stealthily
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the way a writer uses language
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style
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smooth manner
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suavity
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assumptions
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suppositions
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people, places, or events that have meaning in themselves, but also stand for something beyond themselves
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symbols
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forcefully
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vehemently
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when one this is said and something else is meant
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verbal irony
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disturbed
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vexed
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cautious
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wary
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sharp
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acute
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