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15 Cards in this Set
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Tacit |
understand ir implied without being stated |
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Metafiction |
Fiction in which the author self-consciously alludes to the artificiality |
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Incipit |
The opening words of a text |
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Polysemic |
Having more than one meaning |
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Foreground |
Make the most prominent |
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Marginalized |
Tteat something as insignificant |
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Intrinsic |
Belong naturally, essential |
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Indispensable |
Absolutly necessary |
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Portentous |
Of or like a portent |
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Cohesive |
Characterized by or causing cohesion |
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Cogent |
Clear, logical, and convincing |
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Idiom |
A group of words established by usage |
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Magnanimous |
Very generous or forgiving |
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Meritocracy |
Government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability |
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Moniker |
A name or nickname |
