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AVD ELA 1 vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abysmal | (adj.) extremely bad |
| Coincide | (v.) to happen at the same time |
| Discord | (n.) disagreement |
| Disdain | (n.) a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone) |
| Eloquent | (adj.) having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing) |
| Facilitate | (v.) to aid the progress of |
| Insatiable | (adj.) can’t be satisfied |
| Malleable | (adj.) capable of being molded or changed |
| Petulant | (adj.) cranky, pouty, irritable |
| Refute | (v.) to prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect |
| Satiated | (adj.) satisfied (usually in hunger) |
| Squalid | (adj.) run-down, sordid, or sleazy |
| Ubiquitous | (adj.) being everywhere at once |
| Diction | the writer or speaker’s selection of words that helps them to to communicate with a specific purpose and audience; also known as word choice |
| Prosody | Prosody the vocal intonation and meter of spoken language |
| Meter | a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that defines the rhythm of some poetry |
| Sonnet | a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |
| Alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word |
| Enjambment | a poetic technique where a sentence or phrase runs from one line of poetry to the next without a pause or punctuation |
| Juxtaposition | placing two contrasting or dissimilar things side-by-side to highlight their differences, create meaning, or evoke emotion |
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