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AP English 3 Mid-Term Review
Definitions of words from mid term
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English
11th Grade
12/15/2009

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Unrequited
Definition
Not reciprocated or returned in kind
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Repulsion
Definition
A feeling of disgust
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Fervent
Definition
Intensely passionate
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Solemnity
Definition
The state of being serious, earnest, or somber
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Rebutting
Definition
Refuting or repelling
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Nostalgia
Definition
A bittersweet longing for things
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Pretext
Definition
A professed purpose or an effort or strategy intended to conceal something.
Term
Juxtaposition
Definition
The state of being side by side
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Jeremiad
Definition
A literary work or speech expressing a prophecy of doom.
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Sprightliness
Definition
Full of spirit and vitality.
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Compunction
Definition
Uneasiness from sense of guilt
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Discursive
Definition
1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition
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Redemptive
Definition
Payment of an obligation
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Prudent
Definition
Careful or good judgement/common sense
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Emphatic
Definition
Expressed with emphasis
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
The use of words like buzz or murmur that imitate the objects or actions referred to
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Disparate
Definition
Distinct or different in kind
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Magnanimity
Definition
Noble in mind and heart or generous
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Dyspeptic
Definition
Having a gloomy mood or irritable
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Antithesis

 

Definition
Direct or exact opposite
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Ornithological
Definition
Study of birds
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Exposition
Definition
A setting forth of meaning or intent
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