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Trouble List #4
Chapters 10 & 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inanition | exhaustion or total absence of energy or liveliness from a lack or nourishment or nutrients in the blood |
| dismal | dreary, dark and gloomy, somber, bleak |
| obelisk | a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top; originally constructed by Ancient Egyptians |
| brood | to fret about, agonize over, mope over, grieve over, sulk about |
| pulpit | a raised platform or lectern in a church where the preacher delivers a sermon |
| torrent | a strong and fast-moving stream of water; a flood, cascade, downpour |
| righteousness | the quality of being morally right; goodness, virtue, integrity |
| careening | moving swiftly and in an uncontrolled way |
| antistrophe | a rhetorical device in which a word or expression is repeated at the END of a number of sentences, clauses, or phrases. |
| bildungsroman | a novel that deals with the formative years of the main character, and in particular, with the character's psychological development and moral education |
| solicited | asked for; requested |
| desecration | the act of ruining or violating something respected or greatly valued; the act of treating something that is considered sacred or solemn in a sacrilegious or disrespectful way |
| devious | sneaky and underhanded; deceitful, dishonest |
| allusion | a reference to a literary work, historical figure or event, the Bible, or mythology |
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