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LOT Flashcards
Flashcards for the exam on "Lady, or the Tiger?"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assert | To state something in a strong and definite way; to demand |
| Decree | An official order or law; command |
| Deliberation | Careful consideration before a decision |
| Doleful | Very sad, mournful |
| Domestic | Relating to one's own country; relating to home or family |
| Fervid | Passionately enthusiastic |
| Incorruptible | Very honest or pure; incapable of being corrupted |
| Impartial | Fair; just |
| Imperious | Commanding; domineering; overbearing; arrogant |
| Inevitable | Bound to happen |
| Progressiveness | The state of moving forward; interested in new or modern ideas |
| Virtue | Morally good behavior or character |
| "When the people gathered together on one of the great trial days, they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or a hilarious wedding." | "Bloody slaughter" and "hilarious wedding" juxtapose against each other because they are both opposite things used in the same sentence. |
| "When her lover turned and looked at her, and his eye met hers as she sat there, paler and whiter than any one in the vast ocean of anxious faces about her..." | "Paler and whiter than any one in the vast ocean of anxious faces about her" is a metaphor because it is saying that she is an vast ocean because of the color of her face, but she isn't. |