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| 11171356883 | Circumspect | (Adj.) careful; prudent; discreet | 0 | |
| 11171364377 | Perspicacious | (Adj.) shrewd; clear-sighted | 1 | |
| 11171367998 | Pragmatic | (Adj.) practical | 2 | |
| 11171372397 | Didactic | (Adj.) instructive | 3 | |
| 11171373865 | Gaffe | (N.) a clumsy social error; a faux pas | 4 | |
| 11171377427 | Castigate | (V.) to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize | 5 | |
| 11171379537 | Vituperative | (Adj.) marked by harshly abusive condemnation | 6 | |
| 11171386647 | Incontrovertible | (Adj.) indisputable; not open to question | 7 | |
| 11171390924 | Extrapolate | (V.) to inter/estimate by extending known information | 8 | |
| 11171390925 | Abstruse | (Adj.) difficult to understand | 9 | |
| 11171396785 | Parity | (N.) equality, as in amount, status, or value | 10 | |
| 11171399127 | Pedantic | (Adj.) excessively concerned with formal rules and knowledge | 11 | |
| 11171403594 | Substantiate | (V.) to support with proof or evidence; to verify | 12 | |
| 11171406740 | Obsequious | (Adj.) fawning and servile | 13 | |
| 11171411817 | Conjecture | (N.) inference; guesswork | 14 | |
| 11171419818 | Eminent | (Adj.) distinguished; prominent | 15 | |
| 11171422047 | Extirpate | (V.) to destroy | 16 | |
| 11171425791 | Disseminate | (V.) to scatter wildly, as in sowing a seed | 17 | |
| 11171428949 | Precocious | (Adj.) exhibiting unusually early maturity or aptitude | 18 | |
| 11171431386 | Tone | The author's attitude toward a subject, the audience, or both. | 19 | |
| 11171437651 | Pejorative | (Adj.) disparaging, belittling, insulting | 20 | |
| 11171441301 | Acumen | (N.) quickness, accuracy; keenness of judgement or insight | 21 | |
| 11171457217 | Reticent | (Adj.) inclined to keep silent; reserved | 22 | |
| 11171459418 | Magnanimous | (Adj.) courageously or generously noble in mind and heart | 23 | |
| 11171462465 | Adroit | (Adj.) dexterous, deft | 24 | |
| 11171465525 | Mendacious | (Adj.) lying, untruthful | 25 | |
| 11171470595 | Dialect | Variation of a language. | 26 | |
| 11171470596 | Apostrophe (not ') | Figure of speech in which someone or something is addressed as if present or alive. Ex: Coffee.. I love you. You're the reason I'm alive. | 27 | |
| 11171474164 | Synecdoche | Figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole thing, or vice-versa. Ex: Hey, nice wheels. (Wheels meaning car) | 28 | |
| 11171474165 | Personificaiton | Giving inanimate objects human/living characteristics. | 29 | |
| 11171476448 | Satire | Using humor/irony to poke fun at something (people, institutions, etc.) Ex: SNL skits. | 30 | |
| 11171476449 | Metaphor | Comparison using 'is' or 'are' Ex: She's a fish in water. | 31 | |
| 11171479007 | Simile | Comparison using 'like' or 'as' Ex: She's like a fish in water. | 32 | |
| 11171479008 | Allusion | Expression referring to something that is outside the text. Types: mythological, historical, literary, or Shakespearean | 33 | |
| 11171481293 | Atmosphere | Prevailing mood/vibe of a work established by a landscape, setting, or the author's tone. | 34 | |
| 11171515856 | fastidious | (adj.) Difficult to please | 35 | |
| 11171518775 | debunk | (v.) to expose untrue things | 36 | |
| 11171518776 | dilatory | (adj.) habitually late | 37 | |
| 11171518777 | averse | (adj.) strongly disinclined | 38 | |
| 11171521130 | modicum | (n.) a small amount | 39 | |
| 11171521131 | mar | (v.) to damage or disfigure | 40 | |
| 11171521132 | ameliorate | (v.) to improve | 41 | |
| 11171523718 | fallacy | (n.) false notion | 42 | |
| 11171526268 | proliferate | (v.) to increase rapidly | 43 | |
| 11171526269 | assimilate | (v.) to absorb, to become similar | 44 | |
| 11171526270 | banal | (adj.) predictable | 45 | |
| 11171527402 | vacillate | (v.) to sway from one side to another, oscillate | 46 | |
| 11171527403 | nefarious | (adj.) villainous | 47 | |
| 11171530491 | extraneous | (adj.) irrelevant | 48 | |
| 11171530492 | inundate | (v.) to flood | 49 | |
| 11171532189 | docile | (adj.) willing to be taught | 50 | |
| 11171538548 | impetuous | (adj.) impulsive, passionate | 51 | |
| 11171538549 | soporific | (adj./n.) inducing sleep | 52 | |
| 11171539997 | specious | (adj.) believable but actually false | 53 | |
| 11171539998 | augment | (v.) to supplement/ to make greater | 54 | |
| 11171539999 | insolent | (adj.) insulting in manner or speech | 55 | |
| 11171542595 | obstinate | (adj.) difficult | 56 | |
| 11171542596 | copious | (adj.) plentiful | 57 | |
| 11171543788 | belie | (v.) to misrepresent | 58 | |
| 11171545415 | scintillating | (adj.) brilliant | 59 | |
| 11171549406 | verbal irony | words expressing the opposite of the truth ex. My mom said my messy room could win an award for cleanness | 60 | |
| 11171550778 | dramatic irony | Word that on a different meaning the audience knows something the characters don't ex. - horror film, - greek tragedy, - sitcom | 61 | |
| 11171550779 | situational irony | Something different happens from what the audience expects tension between the way things appear and what they are ex. fire station catching on fire | 62 | |
| 11171552667 | allegory | abstract ideas are explained in terms of characters and events symbolic ex. In Animal Farm, the animals represent Russian society | 63 | |
| 11171552668 | foreshadowing | warning of a future event setting up something that will happen later ex. The evening was cold, then I felt wind and a drizzle (foreshadowing thunderstorm) | 64 | |
| 11171556262 | denouement | final part tying up loose ends - explaining why person v.s. person person v.s. non-person person v.s. society person v.s. self ex. The denouement of the Hunger Games trilogy perfectly tied up the series | 65 | |
| 11171557609 | flat character | uncomplicated and little development what you see is what you get secondary character ex. The Baby is a flat character because it passed before the book even started | 66 | |
| 11171558724 | round character | complex with a lot of development protagonist/ main characters ex. Sethe because she is developing | 67 | |
| 11171558725 | dynamic character | inner changing ex. Denver has potential to be a dynamic character as she grows | 68 | |
| 11171570610 | static character | no change ex. As of now, Paul D. seems like a static character | 69 | |
| 11646643031 | debilitate | to weaken | 70 | |
| 11646651574 | sanctimonious | feigning piety or righteousness | 71 | |
| 11646656134 | dogmatic | attached to unproven beliefs | 72 | |
| 11646665165 | quell | to suppress | 73 | |
| 11646676372 | tangential | touching in an abstract way - ex. a speech | 74 | |
| 11646681785 | onerous | burdensome | 75 | |
| 11646686538 | surreptitious | secretive and sneaky | 76 | |
| 11646705525 | lugubrious | mournful; gloomy | 77 | |
| 11646692455 | embellish | to decorate; to exaggerate | 78 | |
| 11646724738 | byzantine | complicated or devious | 79 | |
| 11646727147 | exonerate | to free from blame | 80 | |
| 11646734288 | concur | to agree | 81 | |
| 11646734289 | tenacity | persistence | 82 | |
| 11646740657 | aesthetic | appreciation of beauty | 83 | |
| 11646742979 | extol | to praise | 84 | |
| 11646745381 | redundant | needlessly repetitive | 85 | |
| 11646747951 | placid | calm or quiet; undisturbed | 86 | |
| 11646750617 | juxtapose | to place side by side for comparison | 87 | |
| 11646757274 | litigious | prone to engage in lawsuits | 88 | |
| 11646759720 | austere | strict | 89 | |
| 11646764193 | opulent | wealthy | 90 | |
| 11646764194 | vex | to annoy; perplex | 91 | |
| 11646770453 | eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles | 92 | |
| 11646778808 | debacle | disaster | 93 | |
| 11646829469 | contiguos | physically touching | 94 | |
| 11646833116 | Connotation | A feeling that a word evokes -associated meaning - sets up the tone ex: there's no place like home | 95 | |
| 11646888119 | denotation | literal definition | 96 | |
| 11646896060 | hyperbole | exaggeration ex: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse! | 97 | |
| 11646905183 | understatement | presenting something as less than it is ex: Gov ball was not terrible | 98 | |
| 11646917054 | litotes | double negatives - form of understatement ex: They do not seem like the happiest couple. | 99 | |
| 11646931513 | imagery | visual symbolism - collection of images ex: the forest was dark and dim. | 100 | |
| 12198784329 | reciprocate | to mutually take or give | 101 | |
| 12198785549 | redolent | fragrant; suggestive | 102 | |
| 12198787454 | innocuous | harmless | 103 | |
| 12198788713 | arcane | understood by few | 104 | |
| 12198790766 | flippant | disrespectfully casual or humorous | 105 | |
| 12198793818 | epitome | a representative or example of a type | 106 | |
| 12198796612 | ubiquitous | omnipresent | 107 | |
| 12198797939 | burgeon | to grow and flourish | 108 | |
| 12198799492 | repugnant | offensive; repulsive | 109 | |
| 12198800929 | idiosyncrasy | a peculiar personality trait | 110 | |
| 12198802934 | duplicitous | deliberately deceptive | 111 | |
| 12198804374 | amiable | friendly | 112 | |
| 12198805624 | vindictive | vengeful; spiteful | 113 | |
| 12198807863 | raze | to demolish | 114 | |
| 12198808542 | brevity | brief in duration | 115 | |
| 12273184570 | tawdry | cheap | 116 | |
| 12273186647 | erudite | deep, extensive learning | 117 | |
| 12273187663 | flagrant | deliberately shocking or noticeable | 118 | |
| 12273190980 | demure | modest | 119 | |
| 12273191769 | denounce | to openly condemn | 120 | |
| 12273192815 | temperate | moderate and restrained | 121 | |
| 12273195133 | fastidious | Difficult to please | 122 | |
| 12273196594 | orthodox | traditional, conservative | 123 | |
| 12273198024 | penchant | a strong liking | 124 | |
| 12273199281 | conciliatory | appeasing, soothing, willingness to reconcile | 125 | |
| 12273202840 | foil | - used as contrast to another character ex. Jojo and Leonie | 126 | |
| 12273205999 | diction | - style of speaking or writing/ word choice | 127 | |
| 12273209928 | inversion | - changing the order of a sentence ex. I will go home --> home I will go | 128 | |
| 12273212216 | chiasmus | - say something, then reverse its order ex. "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" | 129 | |
| 12273217822 | paradox | - appears contradictory, but is rooted in truth ex. wise fool | 130 | |
| 12273220242 | elegy | - poem of mourning ex. O' Captain | 131 | |
| 12930463252 | Haughty | arrogant, disdainful | 132 | |
| 12930463253 | Complacent | self-satisfied; smug | 133 | |
| 12930463254 | Banter | teasing; playful conversation | 134 | |
| 12930463255 | Jaunty | cheerful, lively | 135 | |
| 12930463256 | Mar | To spoil, or disfigure | 136 | |
| 12930463257 | Incessant | Continuing without pause or interruption | 137 | |
| 12930463258 | Sumptuous | Expensive looking, lavish | 138 | |
| 12930463259 | Saunter | To walk in a slow relaxed manner | 139 | |
| 12930463260 | Strident | Loud and harsh, grating | 140 | |
| 12930463261 | Tumult | A loud confused noise | 141 | |
| 12930463262 | Deft | skillful, adept | 142 | |
| 12930463263 | Wistful | Yearning, nostalgic | 143 | |
| 12930463264 | Pecuniary | Relating to money | 144 | |
| 12930463265 | Supercilious | arrogant, haughty | 145 | |
| 12930463266 | Subterfuge | Deceit | 146 | |
| 12930463267 | Wan | Pale, weak | 147 | |
| 12930463268 | Incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical | 148 | |
| 12930463269 | Libel | False or malicious statement | 149 | |
| 12930463270 | Pastoral | having to do with the country | 150 | |
| 12930463271 | Reproach | disapproval or disappointment | 151 | |
| 12930463272 | Disconcerting | Unsettling | 152 | |
| 12930463273 | Ingratiate | to gain another's favor by flattery or false friendliness | 153 | |
| 12930463274 | poignant | sadness or regret, touching | 154 | |
| 12930463275 | Desolate | Deserted and lonely | 155 | |
| 12930463276 | Vacuous | Lack of intelligence | 156 | |
| 12930463277 | Subtext | Underlying theme that is not explicitly said in the text - she smiled when her friend won the race (trying not to show her disappointment) | 157 | |
| 12930463278 | epigram | Witty statement that leaves an impact - "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" | 158 | |
| 12930463279 | Conceit | Two different objects are linked together through similes and metaphors - you are as slow as a snail | 159 | |
| 12930463280 | Enjambment | The continuation of a sentence without pause at the end of the line - my cousin loves oak Trees | 160 | |
| 12930463281 | Tautology | The same thing said twice in a different way - I made that handmade scarf myself | 161 | |
| 12930463282 | Stream of consciousness | Narration describes what happens in the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters - Vardaman's chapters | 162 |
