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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assert | To state something in a strong and definite way; To demand |
| Decree | An official order; Command |
| Deliberation | careful consideration before a decision |
| Doleful | Very sad, mournful |
| Domestic | Relating to one own’s 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 |
| "Its perfect fairness is obvious" (Stocktman 3) | irony, its ironic because the fairness is obvious |
| "a bloody slaughter or a hilarious wedding" (Stockman 3) | juxtaposition, its comparing two opposite things |
| "The apple of his eye" (Stockman 4) | idiom, it doesn't literally mean an apple of his eye |
| "the vast ocean of anxious faces about her" (Stockman 6) | metaphor, is compares to unlike things without using like or as |
| "Her soul had burned in agony" (Stockman 7) | onomatopoeia, her soul isn't actually burning but she's upset |