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Semester Exam
FBA
38
English
8th Grade
12/14/2008

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elapsed
Definition
time passed
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disposition
Definition
a person's unusual mood; temperment
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dubbed
Definition
to give a title or nickname to
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slovenly
Definition
untidy; carelessly done
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excruciating
Definition
very painful
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elite
Definition
a group that enjoys superior status
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unseemly
Definition
no suitable; inappropriate
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pang
Definition
a sudden sharp pain
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tremulous
Definition
marked by trembling or shaking
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clad
Definition
clothing or covering
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memento
Definition
something kept as a reminder of a past event
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fanfare
Definition
sounding or trumpets or other brass instruments
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generations
Definition
one step in the line of a family
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inkling
Definition
a slight suspicion
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deployed
Definition
to arrang troops in position for battle
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meticulous
Definition
very careful and paying attention to detail
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clalmity
Definition
disaster
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entreat
Definition
to beg
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endeavored
Definition
a serious earnest effort
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imminent
Definition
about to happen in the near future
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deluge
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flood
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wreaking
Definition
to bring about or inflict; to vent
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irascible
Definition
quick tempered
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resilient
Definition
capable of recovering quickly of misfortune
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characterization
Definition
how the writer reveals a character
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figure of speech
Definition
compares something to another very different - he ran as fast as lightening.
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flashback
Definition
to see something that happened in the past
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foreshadowing
Definition
hint as to what will happen
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imagery
Definition
appeals to the senses - makes you see, hear, smell, etc.
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metaphor
Definition
comparison that does not use like or as
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simili
Definition
comparison that uses like or as
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personification
Definition
making an inanimate object have the characteristics of a person
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plot
Definition
the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution - series of events in the story
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point of view
Definition
vantage point from which the story is told
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setting
Definition
the time and place of story
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symbol
Definition
a person, place, or thing that has meaning beyond itself
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theme
Definition
the author's insight about life; what the author is trying to teach
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tone
Definition
the attitude of the writer
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