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E11 Week 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; 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 | 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 preparation; 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 thing that causes amazement; a marvel. |
| stigma | a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower’s pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination. |