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AcademicVocab324
Term | Definition |
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ACCENTUATE | stress or single out as important |
ALLITERATION | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word |
ANALOGY | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity |
ASPIRE | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
BOISTEROUS | marked by exuberance and high spirits |
COMMEMORATE | call to remembrance |
CHRONOLOGY | an arrangement of events in time |
DIALOGUE | a conversation between two persons |
ENTHUSIASTIC | having or showing great excitement and interest |
FLOURISH | grow vigorously |
FORMIDABLE | extremely impressive in strength or excellence |
HERITAGE | that which is inherited |
HYPOCRISY | pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have |
INFERENCE | a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence |
JOVIAL | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
LACONIC | brief and to the point |
METAPHOR | a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity |
PROTAGONIST | the main character in a work of fiction |
RECEDE | pull back or move away or backward |
TECHNIQUE | a practical method or art applied to some particular task |