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VOCAB SET 3
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English
9th Grade
12/02/2008

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denotation
Definition
a word that names or signifies something specific
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connotation
Definition
the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
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characterization
Definition
4 techniques
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allusion
Definition
the act of alluding
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tone
Definition
a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood
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M.L.A.
Definition
Modern Language Association
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cast of characters
Definition
ex: main characters
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benign
Definition
showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness
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aristocrat
Definition
a member of an aristocracy
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gait
Definition
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
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moor
Definition
a tract of land preserved for game
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bungalow
Definition
a small cottage
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sacrilegious
Definition
1. Grossly irreverent toward what is Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred.
Having committed sacrilege.
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chifforobe
Definition
a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
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infuse
Definition
to combine
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illiterate
Definition
enable to read and/or write
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aura
Definition
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character
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mother wit
Definition
natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense.
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sci fiction
Definition
is a fiction story that uses today or future sci
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fantasy
Definition
is a story that has dragons elves and/or sorcerers
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eccentric
Definition
out of the ordinary
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character trait
Definition
is a trait a character possess
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Archy
Definition
is a giant cockroach
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genre
Definition
form of literature
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fable
Definition
is a brief tale with a moral
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folk tale
Definition
are story's that have been passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation
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