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AcademicVocab324
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |