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30 Cards in this Set
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Mutiny |
Forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority |
Resisting arrest |
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Naught |
Of no importance, insignificant. |
Jack |
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Anon |
Soon, Presently |
Now |
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Valiant |
Possessing or exhibiting strength of mind or spirit; personal bravery |
Courageous |
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Pernicious |
Highly injurious or destructive; deadly |
A bomb |
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Partisan |
A weapon with a broad blade |
Large Sword |
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Augment |
Increase or enlarge in size |
To make bigger |
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Importuned |
To request or beg for something urgently |
Tonights Concert Tickets |
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Propagate |
To increase in number |
Multiply |
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Thither |
To that place; over there |
Yonder |
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Iambic Pentameter |
The form of Shakespeare's writing |
Five beats per measure |
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Couplet |
2 consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme |
He liked the movie His popcorn was fruity |
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Drama |
Story written to be acted for an audience |
Play |
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Blank Verse |
Unrhymed lines |
No rhymes at the end of lines |
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Oxymoron |
Contrasting terms appear together |
Feather of Lead |
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Adversary |
An opponent or enemy |
ISIS |
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Vex |
To annoy |
Siblings |
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Assail |
To attack as if with violent blows; assault |
Verbally or Physically |
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Disparage |
Lower self esteem
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Wax |
Increase gradually |
Moon
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Invocation |
Asking for inspiration |
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Enmity |
Deep-Seated hatred |
Never goes away |
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Perjury |
Lying under oath |
At court |
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Repose |
Resting or reclining |
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Chide |
To scold midly |
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Allegory |
A representation of an abstract meaning through concrete forms. |
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Ambiguity |
an unclear, indefinite expression or meaning |
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Anecdote |
Short story used as proof or example |
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Aside |
An actor's lines not heard by others on stage because they are directed toward the audience |
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Bias |
Favoring one side over another |
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