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English Final Exam
Final Exam
13
English
9th Grade
05/30/2012

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Treble
Definition
consisting of 3 parts
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Bereft
Definition
deprived or lacking something
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Contempt
Definition
disregard for something that should be taken into account
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Lamentable
Definition
deplorably bad or unsatisfactory
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Ardor
Definition
enthusiasm or passion
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Incredulity
Definition
the state of being unable to believe something
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Effigy
Definition
a sculpture of a person
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sallow
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having an unhealthy yellow color of the face
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Maudlin
Definition
self-pityingly often through drunkenness
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Pernicious
Definition
having a harmful effect in a gradual way
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Allusion
Definition
an indirect reference to other literature
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Soliloquy
Definition
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud to yourself
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Hyperbole
Definition
exaggerated statements not to be taken literally
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