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Word-A-DayWord-A-DayMiddle School Vocabulary
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AcronymAcronyma word formed
from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
Example: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
JROTC
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AjarAjar
Open slightly
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AllegoryAllegoryFable, parable, emblem
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AlleviateAlleviateto make easier to endure; lessen
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AllusionAllusiona passing or casual reference; metaphor
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AmiableAmiable
Likable; friendly
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AmbienceAmbiencethe mood,
character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment
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AmbiguityAmbiguityUnclear; doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
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AmbivalentAmbivalentHaving mixed feelings about someone or something
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AnalogyAnalogySimilarity or comparability
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AntithesisAntithesis
The direct opposite; contrast
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ArchiveArchivePublic record or historical document
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ArtifactArtifactany object made
by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
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ArticulationArticulationThe adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a particular sound
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AscribeAscribeTo credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute
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AssimilateAssimilateTo take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb
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AvengerAvenger
Someone who gets even for a wrong or injury
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BarrierBarrierAnything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like
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BiasBiasto cause favoritism in a person; influence, especially unfairly
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BoycottBoycott
To abstain from buying or using
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CaptiousCaptious
Faultfinding; difficult to please
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CitationCitationa reference to a published or unpublished source
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ClamorousClamorousFull of demands or complaints
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ClausesClausesGroup of words that contain a subject and predicate and form part of a sentence
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CollateCollateTo gather or
arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
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CollateralCollateralSecurity pledged for the payment of a loan.
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ConciseConciseExpressing or
covering much in few words; short and to the point; brief
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ConcourseConcourseAn assemblage;
gathering; a driveway or promenade, especially in a park.
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ConsecutiveConsecutiveMarked by logical
sequence; following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive.
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ConspiringConspiring
Planning in secret to do something bad
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CordialCordialCourteous and gracious; friendly; warm
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CredibilityCredibilityThe quality of being believable or worthy of trust
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CredulousCredulousWilling to believe or
trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
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CriteriaCriteriaA standard of judgment; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
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CriticismCriticism
The act of passing judgment; censure; faultfinding
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DebateDebateA discussion involving opposing viewpoints.
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DebrisDebrisThe remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble.
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DelusionDelusion
A false belief or opinion.
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DemographyDemography
Study of human populations
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DenounceDenounceTo formally accuse; to condemn or censure openly or publicly
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DensityDensityThe state or quality of being dense; compact; crowded
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DesolateDesolateBarren or laid waste; devastated; deserted; lonely
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DetainDetainTo keep from
proceeding; keep waiting; delay; to keep under restraint or in custody.
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DictionDictionAccent, inflection,
and speech-sound quality made by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of standards of acceptability; enunciation.
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DidacticDidactic
Intended for instruction
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DivulgeDivulge
To disclose or reveal
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DocileDocileEasily managed or handled; readily trained or taught; teachable.
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EclipseEclipseWhen the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and light is obscured.
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EllipsisEllipsisThe omission of one or
more items from a construction in order to avoid repeating the identical or equivalent items that are in a preceding or following construction, as the omission of been to Paris from the second clause of I've been to Paris, but they haven't.
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EmpathyEmpathyThe
identification with or experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
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EmphasisEmphasisSignificance or importance attached to something
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EpicEpicHeroic, majestic, impressively great
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EpitaphEpitaphA saying on a tomb or monument about the person buried at that site.
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EthicsEthicsA system of moral principles.
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EthnicEthnicRelating to a race
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EtymologyEtymologyThe study of how words change; word origin, word source
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EuphemismEuphemismSubstituting nicer words for ones thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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ExertionExertion
Physical work
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ExcerptExcerptA passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, or film
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ExpediteExpediteTo speed up the progress of; hasten; to accomplish promptly
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ExpungeExpunge
Delete; erase
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FableFableA short tale to
teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters;
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FacileFacileEasily done; moving, acting, working, or proceeding with ease
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FantasyFantasyA genre of fiction
that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting.
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FateFateFortune; destiny; what has been pre-ordained
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FacilitatorFacilitatorA person
responsible for leading or coordinating the work of a group, as one who leads a group discussion
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Feature StoryFeature StoryA newspaper or magazine
article or report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like, often having a personal slant and written in an individual style.
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FeedbackFeedbackA reaction or response to a particular process or activity
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Figurative languageFigurative languageLanguage that contains or uses figures of speech,
especially metaphors.
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FlashbackFlashbackAn event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative
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ForayForay
A sudden attack or raid
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ForeshadowingForeshadowingTo show or indicate beforehand; prefigure
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FormatFormatThe general physical
appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper, such as the typeface, binding, quality of paper, and margins
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FormulateFormulateTo put together;
create; state definitely or systematically; to devise or develop, as a method or system
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FractiousFractiousUnruly; readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome
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GratuityGratuityA gift of money for service rendered; tip
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GregariousGregarious• Social; friendly
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HeritageHeritageThat which is inherited or received from parents.
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HierarchyHierarchy
Graded or ranked series
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HindranceHindrance
The act of impeding progress; obstruction
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HydraulicHydraulic
Operated by means of water
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HyperboleHyperboleExaggeration
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IdiomIdiomAn expression
that is not true to its literal meaning.
Example: Don’t let the cat out of the bag!
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IlliterateIlliterate
Unable to read and write
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ImpromptuImpromptuunscheduled; unplanned
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IndignantIndignantAngry; caused by feeling of unfairness or madness
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InsignificantInsignificantSmall; unimportant
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IronyIronyan outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
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JargonJargon
Technical phrase or slang
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LitigateLitigate
Carry on a legal contest by judicial process
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MagnitudeMagnitude
Greatness; importance
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MaliceMaliceILL will; spite; desire to injure others
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MediaMediaTelevision or radio broadcasts; newspapers; magazines
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MedievalMedievalPertaining to the Middle
Ages(the period of European
history from the fall of the Roman Empire to the fall of Constantinople A.D.476 to 1453)
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MonologueMonologueDramatic entertainment by a solo performer
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MotifMotifThe dominant theme in a literary or musical composition.
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MythologyMythologyA fable; the legends of gods with supernatural powers.
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NapeNape
Back of your neck
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NarratorNarrator
One who tells a story in detail
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NavigateNavigate
To steer or manage a ship or aircraft.
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NeophyteNeophyte
Novice, beginner
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NegotiateNegotiateTo settle by bargaining; To reach terms of agreement
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NeuronNeuronA nerve cell and all its processes; the basic unit in the structure of living matter
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NeutronNeutronOne of the minute particles composing the nucleus of an atom.
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NovellaNovella
Short novel
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ObliterateObliterate
Destroy; the act of blotting out
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OdeOde
Lyric poem of exalted tone.
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OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeiaWords that represent sounds (Ex. Crash, boom)
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OxymoronOxymoronA figure of speech
in which two words or phrase of opposite meaning are set together for emphasis or effect. (Ex. Jumbo shrimp)
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PanaceaPanacea
Cure-all; a universal remedy
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ParableParable
Story or allegory with a moral.
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ParadoxParadoxA statement
seemingly absurd or self-contradictory but really founded on truth.
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ParallelParallelTwo lines equal distance apart; similar
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ParallelismParallelismState of being parallel; comparison; resemblance
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ParodyParodyAn imitation of a poem or song where the style is the same but the theme is ludicrously different.
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PatentPatentAn official
document granting a right or privilege, or securing exclusive right to invention
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PerpendicularPerpendicular
At right angles to the plain of horizon
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PertinentPertinent
Related to the subject or matter at hand
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PonderPonderto consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate
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PrecariousPrecariousDangerous; risky
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PrevalentPrevalentMost generally; extensively existing
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PrognosisPrognosisForecast
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ProlificProlificFruitful; abundantly productive; bringing about results
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PunPunA play on words similar in sound but different in meaning
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PunctuatePunctuateTo separate into
sentences or clauses by commas, periods, etc.; to emphasize in some significant manner
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PungentPungentSharply affecting the taste or smell; stinging, sarcastic, caustic
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PurgePurge
To clear
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QuaveringQuavering
Shaking ; trembling
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RadiusRadiusStraight line from center of circle to circumference; the spoke of a wheel
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RealismRealismInterest in things as they are; practical outlook on life
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RebuttalRebuttal
Refutal of an argument; to disprove
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ReciprocalReciprocalAlternating; Moving backwards and forwards; mutual, complimentary
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ReferendumReferendumA popular vote for ascertaining the public will on a single issue
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ReformReform
To restore; reclaim; amend
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RefrainRefrainChorus recurring at the end of each verse of song
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RefugeeRefugeeA person who flees home or country to seek shelter from war or cruelty
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RegimeRegimeA system or rule of government
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RejuvenatedRejuvenated
Made to feel refreshed or life-like
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ReliabilityReliability
Trustworthy, honest, creditable.
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RepublicRepublicA state, without a
hereditary head in which supremacy of the people or its elected representatives is formally acknowledged; commonwealth
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RevenueRevenueIncome derived from any source; proceeds; receipts; profits
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RhetoricRhetoricArt of persuasive or effective speech or writing
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RidiculeRidicule
To mock; to make fun of
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SacredSacred
Holy; divine; morally perfect
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SalienceSalience
Moving by leaps
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SanguineSanguine
Hopeful; confident; cheerful; deep red
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SarcasmSarcasm
Taunt; scoff; sneer; irony
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SatireSatireLiterary composition holding up to ridicule vice or folly of the times
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ScriptScriptText of a play or film; text of spoken part in a broadcast
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SemesterSemester
Six month academic term
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SimultaneousSimultaneous
Existing or occurring at the same time
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SoliloquySoliloquyTalking to oneself; monologue by actor alone on the stage
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SpeculateSpeculate
To make theories or guesses
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StanchedStanchedStopped or slowed down
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StereotypeStereotypeTo make always the same
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Story boardStory boardVisual map of a film, video, play, or literary work.
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StyleStyleEngraving tool; mode of expression (Ex. Author ’s style)
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SuppositionSuppositionThe act of assuming something is true without proof
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SuppressSuppressTo put down or subdue; to stop
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SuspenseSuspenseState of uncertainty or anticipation; mystery
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SymbolismSymbolismTo represent
emotions using symbols, and to invest ordinary objects with imaginative meanings
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SyntaxSyntaxRules of governing sentence construction
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SynthesisSynthesisCombination or putting together; combining of parts into whole
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SyntheticSyntheticArtificial
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TactileTactilePertaining to touch
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TemporalTemporalPertains to time or to this life; transient; secular
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TenuousTenuousSlender; unsubstantial
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TestimonialTestimonialA written declaration about a person’s character or qualities
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TortuousTortuousFull of twists; crooked; deceitful
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ToxicToxicRelating to poison
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TragedyTragedySerious and dignified dramatic story or play with an unhappy ending
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TurbulentTurbulentDisturbed; in violent commotion
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UnderstatementUnderstatementTo state less strongly than truth warrants
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ValidityValidityTo have soundness; capable of being justified
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VeracityVeracityQuality of being truthful
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VerbatimVerbatim
Word for word
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VerboseVerbose
Tedious because of excessive words
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VivaciousVivaciousLively; animated; having great vitality
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VoluminousVoluminous
Great volume, ample size, extent, or fullness
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WritheWritheto twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort