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English Honors Vocab
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11th Grade
09/25/2014
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Void
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an empty space
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Contend
 Definition
to compete or vie
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succumb
 Definition
to give up or give in
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comply
 Definition
to obey anothers command
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Placate
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to sooth anothers feelings; to appease
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ingratiate
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to gain anothers favor by deliberate effort
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inundate
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to overwhelm
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Lament
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to grieve
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Beseech
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to implore; to beg
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Infirmity
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a sickness or weakness
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Scoff
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to mock
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Embody
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to represent in bodily form
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Desolate
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without inhabitants; barren
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Solace
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comfort in sorrow or distress
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Hue
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appearence; color
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Providence
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an instance of divine care or guidance
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Vanquish
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to defeat in battle
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Aloof
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distant
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Procure

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to get by special effort; to obtain
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Feign
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not real; pretended
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Plot
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The structure of a story's events
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Theme
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generalizations inserted by the narrator about the world or human life
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Setting
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time and place of a story
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Literal
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language in which words mean exactly what they imply
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Figurative
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language in which words depart from usual meanings in order to achieve special effect
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