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Vocab (week 14/15)

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317277943AllegoryNarrative with multiple levels of meaning
317277944AsyndetonStyle where conjunctions are omitted
317277945ElegyPoetic lament upon death of particular person
317277946EuphemismKinder way to give unpleasant information
317277947HomilySermon, talk, lecture on moral or spiritual life
317277948HyperboleOverstatement using exaggerated language
317277949ImageryUse of figurative language to evoke a feeling/idea, describe an object
317277950OnomatopoeiaWord that sounds like what it describes
317277951SyntaxSentence structure
317277952VoiceSource of the words of the story
317277953MalnutritionFaulty or inadequate diet
317277954AfflictTo trouble greatly, to distress
317277955BesiegeTo surround, hem in
317277956PrivationLack of necessities
317277957SinisterEvil, ominous
317277958UbiquitousBeing everywhere at the same time
317277959RemoteDistant, hidden away
317277960ThwartTo hinder, defeat
317277961HarbingerA forerunner, advance notice
317277962MalignantLikely to cause death

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