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Careful; prudent, discreet |
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Shrewd; clear-sighted |
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a clumsy social error; a faux-pas |
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to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
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Marked by harshly abusive condemnation |
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Indisputable, not open to question |
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to infer or estimate by extending known information |
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difficult to understand |
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equality, as in amount, status, or value |
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excessively concerned with formal rules and knowledge |
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to support with proof or evidence, to verify |
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interference; guesswork |
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distinguished; prominent |
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to scatter widely, as in sowing a seed |
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exhibiting unusually early maturity or aptitude |
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disparaging, belittling, insulting |
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quickness, accuracy, keenness of judgement or insight
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inclined to keep silent; reserved |
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courageously or generously noble in mind and heart |
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| variation of a language particular to a region or social group |
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figure of speech in which an author references an abstract idea
(ex: Ode to Joy) |
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figure of speech in which a (significant) part is made to represent a whole
(ex: lend me a hand) |
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| use of human description to describe an inanimate object |
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| use of humor or irony to prove a point (usually critical of gov't, cultures, institutions) |
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| direct comparison of two unlike objects |
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| comparison using "like" or "as" |
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| refers to a person, work, etc. outside of the text itself |
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| mood/vibe of the work created by the author via character descriptions, tone, etc. |
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| Attitude of a writer towards her subject/audience |
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