317277943 | Allegory | Narrative with multiple levels of meaning | |
317277944 | Asyndeton | Style where conjunctions are omitted | |
317277945 | Elegy | Poetic lament upon death of particular person | |
317277946 | Euphemism | Kinder way to give unpleasant information | |
317277947 | Homily | Sermon, talk, lecture on moral or spiritual life | |
317277948 | Hyperbole | Overstatement using exaggerated language | |
317277949 | Imagery | Use of figurative language to evoke a feeling/idea, describe an object | |
317277950 | Onomatopoeia | Word that sounds like what it describes | |
317277951 | Syntax | Sentence structure | |
317277952 | Voice | Source of the words of the story | |
317277953 | Malnutrition | Faulty or inadequate diet | |
317277954 | Afflict | To trouble greatly, to distress | |
317277955 | Besiege | To surround, hem in | |
317277956 | Privation | Lack of necessities | |
317277957 | Sinister | Evil, ominous | |
317277958 | Ubiquitous | Being everywhere at the same time | |
317277959 | Remote | Distant, hidden away | |
317277960 | Thwart | To hinder, defeat | |
317277961 | Harbinger | A forerunner, advance notice | |
317277962 | Malignant | Likely to cause death |
Vocab (week 14/15)
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