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15 Cards in this Set
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valediction
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farewell speech
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Read Donne's "Valediction, Forbidding Morning"
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protagonist
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leading person
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Oedipus is the protagonist of Sophocles's tragedy, Oedipus Rex.
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maladroit
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clumsy
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His maladroit groping for the handle was humorous to observe.
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stoicism
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indifferent to sensation
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His austere stoicism helped him over come the pain.
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sarcophagus
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stone coffin
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The sarcophagus's cold, sculpted surface was mossy.
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ignomious
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disgraceful
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The convicted traitor faced a future of ignominious oblivion.
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surrealistic
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unrealistically imaginary
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Dali's dreamy, surrealistic art is popular.
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analects
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selected writings
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She loved reading The Analects of Confucius
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expository
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explanatory
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His essary was expository, not creatively descriptive.
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exegesis
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critical interpretation
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Her brilliant exegesis of The Inferno impressed us all.
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magnum opus
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great work
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Dante's magnum opus, The Divine Comedy, is a classic.
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moribund
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dying
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The moribund economy affected the stock market.
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supercilious
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scornful
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His arrogant, supercilious manner irked us.
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diction
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word choice
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Her scholarly Latin diction was impressive to the students.
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emissary
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messenger
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An emissary sent out from the Queen suddenly arrived.
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