Vocabulary Flashcard

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Capricious

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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

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Personification

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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Anticipate

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To hope or expect that something will happen.

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Salvage

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To recover something from loss or destruction.

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Resentment

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A feeling of anger or displeasure about someone or something unfair.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Mood

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The emotional atmosphere of a piece of writing or a situation.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a piece of literature.