A complete list of all vocabulary words given throughout the trimester, I will keep updating this list every time we get new words.
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| 14684730992 | Abstract | N. Abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research | 0 | |
| 14684730993 | Ad hominem | Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason | 1 | |
| 14684730994 | Adage | A saying or proverb containing a generally accepted truth or sentiment | 2 | |
| 14684730995 | Allegory | A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 3 | |
| 14684730996 | Alliteration | Repetition of one of more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem | 4 | |
| 14684730997 | Allusion | Reference to a person, place, event, meant to create an effect or enhance meaning | 5 | |
| 14684730998 | Ambiguity | A vagueness of meaning; conscious lack of clarity to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations | 6 | |
| 14684730999 | Anachronism | Person, scene, or event that fails to correspond with appropriate time era | 7 | |
| 14684731000 | Analogy | Comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things | 8 | |
| 14684731001 | Anecdote | Brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point | 9 | |
| 14684731002 | Annotation | A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature | 10 | |
| 14684731003 | Antagonist | Character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict | 11 | |
| 14684731004 | Antecedent | A word to which a pronoun refers - Must agree in person and number | 12 | |
| 14684731005 | Antithesis | Rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences | 13 | |
| 14684731006 | Apollonian | In contrast to Dionysian, refers to most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior | 14 | |
| 14684731007 | Apostrophe | A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present | 15 | |
| 14684731008 | Arch | Characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful | 16 | |
| 14684731009 | Archetype | An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a model or form | 17 | |
| 14684731010 | Assonance | Repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry | 18 | |
| 14684731011 | Bard | A poet | 19 | |
| 14684731012 | Bathos | Insincere or overdone sentimentality | 20 | |
| 14684731013 | Belles | lettres-A French term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general | 21 | |
| 14684731014 | Bombast | Inflated, pretentious language | 22 | |
| 14684731015 | Burlesque | A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation | 23 | |
| 14684731016 | Cacophony | Grating, inharmonious sounds | 24 | |
| 14684731017 | Canon | The works considered important in a national literature or period | 25 | |
| 14684731018 | Caricature | A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things | 26 | |
| 14684731019 | Carpe Diem | Seize the day - a common theme | 27 | |
| 14684731020 | Circumlocution | Literally "talking around" a subject | 28 |
