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Vocab #11-20 + gothic terms

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299650279chromosomea threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells that carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditary information
299650280churlishof, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar
299650281circumlocutionthe use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language
299650282circumnavigateto proceed completely around
299650283deciduousshedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season
299650284deleterioushaving a harmful effect, injurious
299650285diffidentlacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid
299650286enervateto weaken or destroy the strength and vitality of
299650287enfranchiseto endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
299650288epiphanya Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi
299650289gothica novel in which magic, mystery, and chivalry are the chief characteristics
299650290necromancyconjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing future or influencing the course of events
299650291macabredwelling on the gruesome; tending to produce horror in the beholder
299650292interior monologuerecording the internal, emotional experience of the character it reaches downward to the non-verbalized level where images must be used to represent sensations or emotion
299650293allegorya form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with meaning that lie outside the narrative itself
299650294stream of consciousnessthe total range of awareness and emotive-mental response of an individual, from the lowest pre-speech level to the highest fully articulate level of rational thought
299650295stream-of-consciousness novelthe type of novel taking as its subject matter the flow of the stream-of-consciousness of one or more of its characters
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