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AP Lit
25
English
12th Grade
09/07/2008
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Allusive
 Definition
Having Refrence to somthing implied or inferred
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Vexed
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Irritated
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Restrained
 Definition
The act of holding back
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Poignant
 Definition
Affecting or moving the emotions;keen or strong in mental appeal
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Frivolous
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Characterized by lack or seriousness
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Audacious
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extremely bold or darling; fearless
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Somber
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gloomily dark
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Condescending
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showing superioty
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contemptuous
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scornful
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nostalgic
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yearning for happiness of a former place or time
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irrelevant
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not applicable
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benevolent
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expressing goodwill
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didactic
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intended for instruction
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satiric
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characterized by satire
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whimsical
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given to fanciful notions
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mock-heroic
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imitating a hero
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Petty
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no importance
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Elegiac
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expressing sorrow
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Lugubrious
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mournful
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Candid
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frank
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Pedantic
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ostentatious in ones learning
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Indignant
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dipleasure for somthing insulting
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Facetious
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Not ment to be taken seriously
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inflammatory
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hostility
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Burlesque
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material that treats ordinary material with mock dignity
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