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Unit I: Narrative Structure; Setting, Mood, and Imagery; Theme and Symbol Mixed Stories Unit
Vocabulary Review
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Vocab “A Sound of Thunder
1. annihilate 2. expendable 3. infinitesimally 4. correlate 5. paradox 6. resilient 7. undulate 8. malfunctioning 9. stagnating 10. subliminal
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Vocab “The Most Dangerous Game”
1. tangible 2. quarry 3. disarming 4. cultivated 5. amenity 6. condone 7. droll 8. scruple 9. solicitously 10. imperative 11. zealous 12. uncanny
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Vocab “The Cask of Amontillado”
1. abscond 2. aperture 3. immolation 4. impunity 5. preclude 6. repose 7. subside 8. termination
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Vocab “Marigolds” 1. bravado 2. degradation 3. exuberance 4. futile
5. impotent 6. nostalgia 7. ostensibly 8. perverse 9. poignantly 10. retribution 11. squalor 12. stoicism
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Vocab “The Scarlet Ibis”
1. doggedness 2. exotic 3. evanesce 4. heresy 5. imminent 6. infallibility 7. precariously 8. reiterate
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annihilate verb to destroy completely
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expendable adjective not worth keeping; not essential
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infinitesimally adverb in amounts so small as to be barely measurable
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correlate verb to figure out or create a relationship between two items or events
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paradox noun a statement or an event that sounds impossible but seems to be true
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resilient adjective strong but flexible; able to withstand stress without injury
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undulate verb to move in waves or in a smooth, wavelike motion
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malfunctioning adjective not working or operating properly
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stagnating adjective becoming foul or rotten from lack of movement
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subliminal adjective below the level of consciousness
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tangible adjective capable of being touched or felt; having actual form and substance
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quarry noun the object of a hunt; prey
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disarming adjective removing or overcoming suspicion; inspiring confidence
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cultivated adjective refined or cultured in manner
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amenity noun something that adds to one’s comfort or convenience
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condone verb to forgive or overlook
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droll adjective amusingly odd or comical
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scruple noun a feeling of uneasiness that keeps a person from doing something
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solicitously adverb in a manner expressing care or concern
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imperative adjective absolutely necessary
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zealous adjective intensely enthusiastic
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uncanny adjective so remarkable as to seem supernatural
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abscond verb to go away suddenly and secretly
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aperture noun an opening, such as a hole or a gap
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immolation noun death or destruction
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impunity noun freedom from penalty or harm
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preclude verb to make impossible, especially by taking action in advance
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repose verb to lie dead or at rest
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subside verb to decrease in amount or intensity; settle down
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termination noun an end, limit, or edge
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bravado noun a false show of courage or defiance
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degradation noun condition of being brought to a lower level; humiliation
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exuberance noun condition of unrestrained joy
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futile adjective having no useful result
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impotent adjective powerless; lacking strength or vigor
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nostalgia noun bittersweet longing for things from the past
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ostensibly adverb seemingly; to all outward appearances
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perverse adjective stubbornly contrary; wrong; harmful
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poignantly adverb in a profoundly moving manner
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retribution noun something given in repayment, usually as a punishment
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squalor noun a filthy, shabby, and wretched condition, as from poverty
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stoicism noun indifference to pleasure or pain; a lack of visible emotion
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doggedness noun persistence; stubbornness
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exotic adjective excitingly strange
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evanesce verb to disappear; vanish
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heresy noun an action or opinion contrary to what is generally thought of as right
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imminent adjective about to occur
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infallibility noun an inability to make errors
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precariously adverb insecurely; in a dangerous or unstable way
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reiterate verb to repeat
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