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vocab #6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anecdote | a brief entertaining account of an interesting incident |
| epilogue | a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play |
| fidelity | loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture |
| hypochondriac | a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines her or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease |
| staunch | adj. loyal, steadfast, strong or solid; watertight; v. to check the flow of (blood etc) |
| climactic | of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event |
| extemporaneous | done, said, or performed with little or no persuasion, unrehearsed, offhand |
| forte | something that someone does very well; a strong point |
| prodigy | a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thought |
| stigma | a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination |