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Honors English Final- Semester II
Vocabulary Portion 1
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English
12th Grade
06/03/2009
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Acuity
 Definition
sharp
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Aesthetic
 Definition
pertaining to Beauty
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Alliteration
 Definition
repetition of sounds
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Allusion
 Definition
reference to a work of art, myth, person, or idea
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Ameliorate
 Definition
to improve
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Analogous
 Definition
corresponding in a particular way
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Analogy
 Definition
a similarity
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Anarchy
 Definition
chaos
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Anecdote
 Definition
short, personal story
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Antagonist
 Definition
opponent; opposite: protagonist (hero)
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Apathy
 Definition
lack of affection
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Aposiopesis
 Definition
sudden break off midst sentence
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Apostrophe
 Definition
refering to something out of the norm
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Archetype
 Definition
the original pattern or model; universally inherited thought, idea, or image
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Ascetic
 Definition
without luxury
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Assonance
 Definition
resemblance of sounds
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Assuage
 Definition
to make less severe
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Augury
 Definition
an omen
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Avarice
 Definition
greed
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Avid
 Definition
enthusiastic
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Banal
 Definition
plain; boring
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Boisterous
 Definition
loud
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Cacophony
 Definition
harsh discordance of sounds
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Candelabra
 Definition
beauty and the beast bitch!
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Candor
 Definition
to be frank
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Chiasmus
 Definition
reversal of words
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Climax
 Definition
turning point
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Clinical
 Definition
extremely realistic
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Colloquialism
 Definition
informal speak
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Complacent
 Definition
content; happy
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Conceit
 Definition
to have a high impression of one's self
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