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Handout 1A

QuestionAnswer
wordplay playful or clever use words to create humor
peculiar abnormal or different from the usual expectation
wisdom accumulated knowledge or learning
ignorance a state of not knowing lack of awareness or education
expectations Beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future
doldrums a boring gloomy place or state of mind in which nothing happens
lethargy a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling sloth in differences idleness inactivity
killing time wasting time
diction choice of words in speech or waiting
surreal bizarre weird or eerie having a dream like quality beyond real very strange or unusual
humbug a person in involved in an act mean to trick or device someone , someone who pretend to be someone they are not a dishonest or insincere person nonsense faker fraud impostor phony .
macabre of dealing with or pertianing to death or the horrors of death or horrors of death gruesome.
corrupts to cause to become harmed or damaged .
rhyme or reason having or showing good sense logic or meaning.
disputes Arguments or debates things that people do not agree on.
to admit that what you said is wrong
to take advantage of an opportunity or get something done while you have the chance
to consider every possibility when trying to solve a problem .
a journey made in search of something expedition adventure .
a place which you see something . the way in which one thinks about a situation or event .
a combination of sounds that is unpleasant .
a loud ongoing noise racket clamor.
not or lack of { definition of dis]
to decide something quickly without having a good reason for it .
a major change in someone or something
of a little value or importance pretty small .
the ct of being phony of fake .
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