amina's vocab

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an abrupt change of course; change direction

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tangent

Front

of poor quality or small amount

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meager

Front

a wooden frame with a rope that was used for executing a person by hanging

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gallows

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sad, filled with gloom

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melancholy

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regretful

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Rueful

Front

feeling or expressing contempt; hate, disrespect

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scornful

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to go back, move away from its position

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Receded

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flashback

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A narrative technique that presents past events.

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foreshadowing

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a technique that authors use to give hints to the reader of what might happen next