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Lit & Comp vocab
terms from short stories and figurative language terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reverie | dreamy thoughts of pleasant things |
| dishevelment | unruly mess |
| perverse | acting in a manner not considered right or reasonable |
| pensive | showing deep or serious thought |
| dubious | uncertain or doubting |
| filial | of, relating to, or benefiting offspring |
| surreptitiously | secretively |
| lithe | nimble or graceful |
| imminent | about to happen |
| precariously | not securely |
| infallibility | not able to fail |
| symbolism | a symbol representing an idea or respect of life |
| imagery | descriptive or figurative language |
| motif | dominate or repeated idea in literature |
| allegory | literature with a hidden meaning typically about mortality |