beggining of second semester
Test on monday 2/13/12
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| 312009727 | Allusion | To make a refrence to somthing. | |
| 312009728 | Abriged | a shortend version. | |
| 312009729 | Prose | Any written material that is not drama or poetry. | |
| 312009730 | Stanza/verse | Used in poetry (as a paragraph is used for prose). | |
| 312009731 | bard | a poet, often a singer as well | |
| 312009732 | contemporary | belonging to the present time | |
| 312009733 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration | |
| 312009734 | literal language | when someone says or means something, so that it is so be understood word for word. | |
| 312009735 | figurative language | not meant to be understood word for word. | |
| 312009736 | imagery | language that appeals to the senses | |
| 312009737 | anecdote | Short story. | |
| 312009738 | theme | The main idea of the story | |
| 312009739 | tone | the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers). | |
| 312009740 | mood | the overall emotion created by a work of literature | |
| 312009741 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | |
| 312009742 | connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word | |
| 312009743 | diction | word choice | |
| 312009744 | imminent | about to happen | |
| 312009745 | iridescent | having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors | |
| 312699511 | Vortex | center of a situation, which draws in all that surrounds it. | |
| 312699512 | infallibility | inability to make a mistake. | |
| 312699513 | precariously | unsteadily or insecurely | |
| 312699514 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea. | |
| 312699515 | Microcosm | A small version of a society. | |
| 312699516 | dilemma | a difficult situation or problem | |
| 312699517 | Human condition | What makes us human, even flaws. | |
| 312699518 | advocate | To speak in favor of | |
| 312699519 | matriarch | a female head of a family | |
| 312699520 | patriarch | father and ruler of a family | |
| 312699521 | patronizing | treating in a condescending manner | |
| 312699522 | sadistic | to gain pleasure form others pain | |
| 312699523 | benevolent | Kind | |
| 312699524 | adversity | Misfortune and hardships | |
| 312699525 | allegory | a piece of literature where the character may represent things | |
| 312699526 | capitalism | an economic system based on private property and free enterprise | |
| 312699527 | communism | an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions | |
| 312699528 | czar or tsar | a Russian emperor | |
| 312699529 | democracy | government by the people | |
| 312699530 | republic | A government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting | |
| 312699531 | socialism | an economic system based on state ownership of capital | |
| 312699532 | totalitarianism | the government controls over every aspect of public and private life | |
| 312699533 | regrime | a form or system of rule or management | |
| 312699534 | dystopia | A place where conditons are horrible. | |
| 312699535 | meager | in little quantity | |
| 312699536 | commissioned | Given offical authority | |
| 312699537 | oppression | the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority | |
| 312699538 | populace | all the inhabitants of a place | |
| 312699539 | exile | to banish someone from their native country | |
| 312699540 | deportation | official order telling someone to leave a country | |
| 312699541 | dispelled | driven away; made to disappear | |
| 312699542 | morose | being sullen or gloomy |
