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vocab english 11a
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English
11th Grade
09/24/2020

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kennning
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poetic phrase used for or in addition to the usual name of a person or thing.
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allegory
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story,poem,or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
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imagery
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visually descriptive or figurative, especially in literary work.
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litotes
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verbal irony where understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive.
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benevolence
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quality of being well; kindness.
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alliteration
Definition
occurrence of same letter or sound at beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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brandish
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wave or flourish something as a threat or in anger or excitement.
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boleful
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threatening harm;menacing.
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daunt
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make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive.
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brazen
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bold and without shame.
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malice
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intention or desire to do evil.
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ambivalence
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state of having mixed feelings or ideas about something or someone.
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surly
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bad tempered and unfriendly
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fjord
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long narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs,created by a glacier.
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usurper
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person who takes a position of power or importance illegally or by force.
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omniscient
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knowing everything.
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liege
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A vassal or subject owing allegiance and services to a lord or sovereign under feudal law.
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blatant
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bad behavior done openly and unshamedly
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asunder
Definition
into pieces
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idiosyncrasy
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distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing
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efficacious
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having the power to produce a desired effect.
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clandestine
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marked by,held in,or conducted with secrecy.
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indignation
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feeling or showing anger because of something unjust.
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faction
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state of conflict within an organization
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illustrious
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respectable because of one's accomplishments.
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satire
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a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.
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venerate
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regard with great respect;revere
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throng
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a large,densely packed crowd of people or animals.
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conspicuous
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easily seen or noticed.
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feint
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a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
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errant
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behaving wrongly
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respite
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a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
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guile
Definition
sly or cunning intelligence
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phantasm
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a figment of the imagination;an illusion.
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hoodwink
Definition
deceive or trick someone
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