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10th Grade
11/07/2011

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What is overlapping?
Definition
When one definition is very much like another one or similar.
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What is denotation?
Definition
It is the dictionary meaning of the word?
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What is connotation?
Definition
It is the second meaning of a word.
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What is terza rima?
Definition
It is a rhyme scheme, where lines are arranged in tirades or groups of three. The second line of each triad rhymes with the first and third lines of the triad that comes next.
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What is the definition of mantled?
Definition
covered
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What is the meaning of lithe?
Definition
easily bent or flexed; characterized by easy flexibility and grace.
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What is the meaning of array?
Definition
an imposing arrangement of elements.
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What is the meaning of ravenous?
Definition
Extremely hungry; very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification.
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What is the meaning of wan?
Definition
faint, suggestive of unhappiness.
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What is the meaning of shade?
Definition
a ghost
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What is the meaning of stated?
Definition
satisfied, appeased.
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A phrase that is used as a modifier should be placed as ____ as possible to the word it _______.
Definition
1. close 2. modifies
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What is a misplaced modifier?
Definition
a modifier that is placed to far away from the word it describes.
Term
Example of a misplaced modifier.
Definition
Misplaced: Rick saw two owls camping on Mount Greylock.

Correct: Camping on Mount Greylock, Rick saw two owls.
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What is a dangling modifier?
Definition
a phrase that is used as a modifier but dose not describe any word in the sentence.
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Example of a dangling modifier.
Definition
Dangling: To build a good campfire, twigs are helpful.

Corrected: To build a good campfire, you will need twigs.
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Information about Frank O'Connor.
Definition
Wrote "First Confession", is from Ireland.
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What is a round character?
Definition
a complex, usually main character, they draw the reader into the story and we generally tend to relate to them.
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What is a flat character?
Definition
a minor/stereotypical character.
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What is a stock character?
Definition
a very minor character, usually sidekicks, waitresses, servants.
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What is a Protagonist?
Definition
they generate action, are acted upon, endure conflicts, and they are major characters. Major characters: characters we identify with most and carry the story forward. (hero, good)
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What is a antagonist?
Definition
they generate action, are acted upon, endure conflicts, and they are major characters. Major characters: characters we identify with most and carry the story forward. (villain, bad)
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What is the definition of fastidious?
Definition
dainty, squemish
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What is the definition of mortified?
Definition
ashamed, embarrassed.
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What is the definition of covet?
Definition
want; desire what belongs to others.
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What is the definition of vixen?
Definition
a bad-tempered female.
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What is the definition of cryptically?
Definition
obscurely; mysterious.
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What is the definition of incredulously?
Definition
skeptically, unbelievably.
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What is a phrase fragment?
Definition
a phrase that is written as if it were a sentence.
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Information about Dante Alighieri.
Definition
He is from Italy and wrote "The Divine Comedy".
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Sonnet: a fixed _____ form of _______ origin consisting of __ lines that are typically _-foot iambics _______ according to a prescribed ______. Also a ____ in this pattern.
Definition
1. verse
2. Italian
3. 14
4. 5
5. Rhyming
6. Scheme
7. Poem
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A chiefly ______ verse form running on ___ rhymes and consisting typically of ____ _______ and a ________ in which the _____ and _____ lines of the opening tercet recur ___________ at the end of the other tercets and together as the last ___ lines of the quatrain.
Definition
1. French
2. Two
3. Five
4. Tercets
5. quatrain
6. First
7. Third
8. alternately
9. Two
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Combining By Coordinating: Writers can combine _________ by linking items of _____ importance with a ____________ ___________ such as and, ___, __, for, ___, and so.
Definition
1. sentences
2. Equal
3. Coordinating
4. Conjunction
5. but
6. or
7. yet
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Information about Seamus Heaney.
Definition
He is form Ireland, and wrote "from Clearances".
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Information about Dylan Thomas.
Definition
He is from Wales/England, and wrote "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night".
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Information about Stevie Smith.
Definition
Her actual name is Margret Florence Smith and is from England. She wrote "Not Waving but Drowning".
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Imagery: Is when you use _____ to make _________ to a ______ image or a _______ image in the readers mind.
Definition
1. words
2. reference
3. visual
4. sensory
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Alliteration: Refers to a _______ of the _____ sound at the _________ of a word.
Definition
1. repetition
2. same
3. beginning
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Assonance: Refers to _______ of _____ sounds either at the _________, middle, or ___ of a word.
Definition
1. repetition
2. vowel
3. beginning
4. end
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What is the definition of deferential?
Definition
showing or expressing deference.
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WHat is the definition of digress?
Definition
to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument.
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What is the meaning of etherize?
Definition
anesthetize
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What is the meaning of obtuse?
Definition
difficult to comprehend; not clear or precise in thought or expression.
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Information about T.S. Eliot.
Definition
His full name is Thomas Stearns Eliot. Was born in St. Louis, Missouri but permanently moved to England in 1914. Wrote "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".
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Information about W.H. Auden.
Definition
HIs full name is Wysten Hugh Auden. Was born in England, became and American citizen, and died in Austria. Wrote "from Ten Songs"
Term
What is a incendiary?
Definition
a bomb specially designed not to cause explosive damage but to start fires.
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What is the definition of ignoble?
Definition
dishonorable; degrading.
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What is the definition of impromptu?
Definition
improvised; extemporaneous.
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What is the definition of ambiguously?
Definition
obscurely; unclearly
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What is the definition of rendezvous?
Definition
meeting; appointment.
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What is the definition of deviation?
Definition
nonconformity; departure form the norm.
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What is the definition of exploit?
Definition
adventure; feat.
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What is the definition of implacable?
Definition
inflexible; unrelenting.
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What is the definition of fickleness?
Definition
changeability; inconstancy.
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What is the definition of altruistic?
Definition
unselfish; without thought of personal gain.
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What is the definition of pillaged?
Definition
destroyed; looted.
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What is the definition of stealthy?
Definition
secret; furtive.
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What is the definition of swathes?
Definition
folds; wraps
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What is the definition of daunted?
Definition
unnerved; intimidated.
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What is the definition of rebuked?
Definition
scolded; reproached.
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Information about Graham Greene.
Definition
His full name is Henry Graham Greene, and Is from England. He wrote "The Destructors".
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What is the definition of nil?
Definition
zero; absolutely nothing.
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What is the definition of cowering?
Definition
shrinking from; showing fear.
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What is the definition of piqued?
Definition
irritated; bothered.
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A ______ is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.
Definition
1. clause
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An __________ (main) clause can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.
Definition
1. Independent
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A ________, or _______, clause cannot stand alone as a sentence because it dose not express a complete thought.
Definition
1. subordinate
2. dependent
Term
What is point of view?
Definition
Who the narrator is and how much knowledge he or she has access to.
Term
First Person POV.
Definition
1. Inside the story
2. Uses I, us, we, and so on.
Term
Third Person POV.
Definition
1. Outside the story.
2. Uses he, she , and they.
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Limited or Omniscient POV.
Definition
Limited: Characters don't know every thought in other characters minds or every event in the story line.
Omniscient: Will know every thing about the characters and the story (all knowing).
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What is satire?
Definition
A literary element, or tool, authors use to "ridicule human vices and foibles.”
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Information about Italo Calvino?
Definition
Born in Cuba in 1923 moved to Italy Turin his youth. Wrote "The Black Sheep".
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What is allegory?
Definition
Characters stand for abstract qualities.
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Information about Heinrich Boll.
Definition
Born in 1917 and as a young man was conscripted as a German Solider during World War II. He was later taken as a POW by the Americans. Wrote "The Balek Scales".
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What is the definition of flouted?
Definition
disregarded; defied
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What is the definition of poachers?
Definition
trespassers; people who hunt illegally
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What is the definition of theology?
Definition
study of religious belief and practice.
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What is the definition of seminary?
Definition
school that trains priests, ministers, and rabbis.
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Subordinate Clause:
Definition
Can function as an adverb, adjective, or a noun.
Term
An ________ clause is a subordinate clause that is used like an _____ to modify a verb, adjective, or adverb.
Definition
1. adverbial
2. adverb
3. adverb
Term
An adverbial clause answers the questions:
Definition
1. How
2. When
3. Where
4. How Much
5. To what extent
6. Under what condition
7. Why
Term
A subordinating conjunction begins an ________ clause.
Definition
1. adverbial
Term
Information about Karel Capek.
Definition
1890-1938; Was one of the most popular and influential Czech writers of the 20th century.Wrote "The Last Judgement".
Term
What is the definition of desolate?
Definition
deserted;joyless
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What is the definition of austere?
Definition
stern and cold in a appearance or manner.
Term
What is the definition of inveterate?
Definition
habitual; confirmed
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What is the definition of usury?
Definition
lending money at a high interest rate.
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What is the definition of stately?
Definition
dignified; majestic
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What is the definition of pensively?
Definition
thoughtfully; musingly
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What is an adjectival clause?
Definition
Some times called a relative clause, is a subordinate clause that is used like an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun. Uses "which one(s)?, and what kind?.
Term
What is a relative pronoun?
Definition
It relates an adjectival clause to is antecedent- the noun or pronoun the clause modifies.
Term
What are some relative pronouns?
Definition
who, whom, whose, which , that. Sometimes when or where.
Term
When is a clause nonessential?
Definition
If it can be removed from the sentence without changing the basic meaning.
Term
Information about Wislawa Szymborska.
Definition
Born in 1923 and published her first poem in 1945. Wrote "A Contribution to Statistics".
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Information about Czeslaw Milosz.
Definition
Born in Lithuania in 1911, his family moved to Poland after World War I. Wrote "And Yet the Books".
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What is a noun clause?
Definition
A subordinate clause that is used like a noun.
Term
Information about Eugene Lonesco.
Definition
He was born in Romania in 1909. Wrote "Rhinoceros".
Term
What is the definition of itinerant?
Definition
traveling; circuit-riding
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What is the definition of paradoxes?
Definition
seeming contradictions; anomalies
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What is the definition of banal?
Definition
trite; overused
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What is the definition on pedant?
Definition
person who shows off learning; stickler for details.
Term
What is the definition of archivist?
Definition
person who maintains a collection os documents.
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What is the definition of psychosis?
Definition
mental derangement; loss of contact with reality.
Term
What is the definition of humanism?
Definition
philosophy that stress the power of human reason; way of life centered on human interests or values.
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What is the definition of morbid?
Definition
unhealthy;gloomy
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What is the definition of mutations?
Definition
changes; alterations
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How many basic kinds of sentences are there?
Definition
1. four
2. simple, compound, complex, compound-complex.
Term
What is a simple sentence?
Definition
A sentence that consists of one independent clause.
Term
What is a compound sentence?
Definition
A sentence hat consists of two or more independent clauses.
Term
What is a complex sentence?
Definition
A sentence that consists of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
Term
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Definition
A sentence that consist of two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.
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Information about Tomas Transtromer.
Definition
Born in 1931 and is a poet and psychologist. Wrote the poem "Alone".
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Information about Boris Pasternak.
Definition
Born in 1890 and wrote "The Noble Prize".
Term
Information about Andrei Voznesensky?
Definition
Born in 1933 and wrote "First Frost".
Term
What is lyricism?
Definition
expresses a personal and emotional point of view.
Term
Information about Fazil Iskander.
Definition
Wrote "Forbidden Fruit" and was born in the Georgian Republic of Abkhazia in 1929.
Term
What is the definition of latitude?
Definition
freedom; leeway
Term
What is the definition of abstinence?
Definition
avoidance; voluntary giving up
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What is the definition of ideological?
Definition
based on beliefs
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What is the definition of enigma?
Definition
puzzel; mystery
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What is the definition of prodigiously?
Definition
enormously;excessively
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What is the definition of transfixed?
Definition
held motionless; spellbound
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What is the definition of gamut?
Definition
range; spectrum
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What is the definition of diffident?
Definition
hesitant;unassuming
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What is the definition of self-effacing?
Definition
modest; not seeking attention
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What is the definition of egalitarian?
Definition
equal; fair minded
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What is the definition of notoriety?
Definition
disrepute; poor reputation
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What is the definition of tenets?
Definition
principles; teachings
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Information about Djanka Tassey Conde.
Definition
Lives in west Africa and retold from Sunjata.
Term
What is the definition of baobab.
Definition
a species of tree; its fruit and leaves are used for food.
Term
What is the definition of sorcery?
Definition
witch craft; the use of evil powers.
Term
What is the definition of lameness?
Definition
having a limb that is unable to move easily.
Term
What is the definition of preserve?
Definition
to continue despite opposition.
Term
Information about David Diop.
Definition
Was born in France and wrote the poem Africa.
Term
Information about Sembene Ousmane.
Definition
Was born in Sengal and wrote Black Girl.
Term
Information about Ben Okri.
Definition
Born in Nigeria and wrote "In the Shadow of War".
Term
What is the definition of stupefying?
Definition
dulling; dazing
Term
What is the definition of succumbed?
Definition
yielded; gave in
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What is the definition of ostentatious?
Definition
showy; flamboyant
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What is the definition of corrugation?
Definition
wrinkle; furrow
Term
What is the definition of livid?
Definition
bruised; discolored
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What is the definition of dementedly?
Definition
hysterically; madly
Term
Information about Adewale Maja- Pearce.
Definition
Is a Nigerian Journalist and was born in London, and wrote "Loyalties".
Term
Information about Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
Definition
Wrote 'A meeting in the Dark".
Term
What is the definition of oblivious?
Definition
unaware; inattentive
Term
What is the definition of consolation?
Definition
comfort; relief
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What is the definition of vehemence?
Definition
intensity; force
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What is the definition of abated?
Definition
lessened; subsided
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what is the definition of portended?
Definition
foreshadowed; predicted
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Information about Barbara Kimenye.
Definition
IF from a small village in Uganda, wrote " The Pig".
Term
What is the definition of sinewy?
Definition
strong; muscular
Term
What is the definition of fastidiously?
Definition
painstakingly; meticulously
Term
What if the definition of placidly?
Definition
calmly; serenely
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What is the definition of fortitude?
Definition
courage; determination
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What is the definition of stoic?
Definition
composed; unflappable
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What is the definition of succulence?
Definition
tastiness; richness
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Information about Doris Lessing.
Definition
Born in Iran and wrote "No Witchcraft fro Sale".
Term
What is the definition of protuberances?
Definition
bulges; swellings
Term
What is the definition of perfunctory?
Definition
unenthusiastic; cursory
Term
What is the definition of annulled?
Definition
canceled; nullified
Term
What is the definition of eminent?
Definition
distinguished; high-ranking
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Information about Nadine Gordimer.
Definition
Born in South Africa and wrote "The Moment Before the Gun Went Off".
Term
What is the definition of archive?
Definition
records; chronicles
Term
What is the definition go agitators?
Definition
Instigators; rabble-rousers
Term
What is the definition of infiltrators?
Definition
intruders; spies
Term
What is the definition of callously?
Definition
heartlessly; unfeelingly
Term
Information about Bessie Head.
Definition
Born in an insane asylum, shoe wrote "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses".
Term
What is the definition of cower?
Definition
cringe;grovel
Term
What is the definition of ruefully?
Definition
sadly; regretfully
Term
What is the definition of acute?
Definition
sharp; intense
Term
What is the definition of pivot?
Definition
hub; center
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What is the definition of tirade?
Definition
tongue-lashing; long scolding speech
Term
What is the definition of commodities?
Definition
goods; merchandise
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