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SAT Vocabulary Week #7
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11th Grade
09/24/2013
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al·lu·sion
 Definition
an indirect reference
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cli·max
 Definition
the most intense moment
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con·so·nance
 Definition
repetition of two sounds in a work
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el·lip·sis
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(...) the lack of words in a thought
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frame
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a structure that provides a setting
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hu·bris
 Definition
excessive pride or self-confidence.
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indirect quotation
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close to the way the was written, but not exactly
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lam·poon
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publicly criticize
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mock
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tease in a scornful or contemptuous manner.
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mode
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way in which something occurs
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par·a·ble
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story used to teach a lesson
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pun
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humorous word play
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rhetorical mode
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describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing.
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rhyme
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repetition of sounds
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sub·jec·tive
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based on feeling not fact
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verse
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line of poetry
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trag·e·dy
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play an unhappy ending
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