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Vocab Halpin 12 CP
WCHS Halpin 12 CP Unit 4
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| irony | way of speaking or writing in which the ordinary meaning of the works is the opposite of the thought in the speakers mind; event or outcome which is the opposite of what would naturally be expected |
| militant | aggressive; fithting; warlike; active in serving a cause or in spreading a belief |
| morality | the right or wrong of an action; doing right; virtue; system or morals; set of rules or principles of conduct |
| perpetuate | make perpetual; keep from being forgotten; to cause to last indefinitely |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line; readily noticeable; |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies; to ridicule or scorn; biting wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly |
| stereotype | a plate made by molding a matrix of a printing surface and making from this a cast in type metal; something conforming to a general pattern and lacking individual distringuishing marks or qualities; to repeat without variation |
| unity | the quality or state of being one; a condition of harmony; relevance of all the parts in an artistic or literary work |
| urgency | calling for immediate attention; conveying a sence of urgency; urging insistently |
| virtue | (n) a particular moral excellence; an active beneficial power conformity to a standard of right;chasity especially in a woman |
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