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25 Cards in this Set
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Canto |
one of the sections into which certain long poems are divided |
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Tercet |
a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet. |
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Terza Rima |
an arrangement of triplets, especially in iambs, that rhyme |
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Vernacular |
The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
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Symbol |
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
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Allegory |
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
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Perilous |
Full of danger or risk.
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Avarice |
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
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Gaunt |
(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.
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Acquisition |
An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.
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Hoarse |
(of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.
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tremulous |
shaking or quivering slightly.
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cowardice |
lack of bravery |
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pandemonium |
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
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Scrouge
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a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.
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Lamentation |
the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.
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blaspheme |
speak irreverently about God or sacred things.
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debauchery |
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
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piteous |
deserving or arousing pity.
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dalliance |
a casual romantic or sexual relationship. |
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treachery |
betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature.
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righteousness |
the quality of being morally right or justifiable.
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sinewy |
consisting of or resembling sinews.
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malice |
the intention or desire to do evil; ill will.
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incontinence |
unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces. |
