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AP English List 2: 21-40
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11th Grade
03/23/2009

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blank verse
Definition
verse of unrhymed lines, usually of iambic pantameter
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brackish
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not appealing to the taste; repulsive/somewhat salty
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cacophony
Definition
harsh or discordant sound
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carping
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marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse behavior
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cavort
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to engage in extraordinary behavior; to leap or dance in a lively manner
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celerity
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rapidity of motion or action
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character
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one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual; one of the persons of a drama or novel
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characterization
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artistic representation of human character or motives
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chiasmus
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an inverted relationship between the syntatic elements of parallel phrases (to stop too fear, and too faint to go
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climax
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the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action
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coherent
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logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated; having clarity or intelligibility
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colloquial
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of or relating to conversation
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compound sentence
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a sentence with 2 independent clauses, often joined by a conjunctuin or conjunctions
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concrete details
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specefic details that form the backbone or core of the body paragraphs. include facts, examples, illustrations, proof...
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condescending
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displaying a patronizingly supreior attitude
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conflict
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competitive or opposing action on incompatibles; antagonistic state or action
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congeal
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to change from a fluid to a sp;od state by or as if by cold; to make fixed, rigid, or immoble
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connotation
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a suggested meaning of the word apart from the thing it names or describes
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context
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the parts that surround a word or passage and can throw lights on its meaning; the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs
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covenant
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a formal, solid, and binding agreement; a written agreement or promise
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