characteristic peculiar to an individual or group | ||
crude iron tapped from a blast furnace | ||
intoxicated or stupefied, obsessed | ||
a place where metals are melted or molded | ||
attempting to convert people from one belief or faith to another | ||
not embarrassed or ashamed | ||
the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures) | ||
depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection | ||
harsh or corrosive in tone | ||
20th century movement in poetry advocating free verse and the expression of ideas and emotions through clear precise images | ||
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse | ||
the repetition of consonant sounds | ||
threatening | ||
no longer used or useful; very old | ||
(adj.) appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky | ||
foul-smelling | ||
dirty, filthy | ||
inactive, sluggish, dull | ||
(adj.) - lacking energy, weakened, exhausted | ||
damp | ||
incapable of being expressed in words | ||
troubling; burdensome | ||
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | ||
The deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis - to highlight quantity or mass of detail, or to create a flowing, continuous sentence pattern | ||
A word or phrase that follow a noun or pronoun for emphasis or clarity | ||
phrase that consists of a past or present participle and its modifiers (whole phrase functions as an adjective) | ||
an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive | ||
to make someone feel less important or less like a human. (trans. Verb). | ||
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | ||
words that mimic the sounds of nature | ||
happening or recurring at regular intervals | ||
serve as a prelude or opening to | ||
term refers to observations made of individual's behavior in an everyday life setting |
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