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circumvent |
to avoid; to evade by cleverness |
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translucent |
permitting light to pass through, but not transparent |
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accrue |
to come as a natural increase or advantage |
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obituary |
notice of death with biographical information |
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caprice |
a sudden impulse, whim, or unmotivated change of mind |
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convene |
to assemble, especially for a meeting |
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context |
the circumstances surrounding an event or situation |
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exult |
to rejoice greatly |
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incur |
to meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself |
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celerity |
swiftness, quickness of speed |
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concurrent |
happening at the same time; simultaneous |
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ambience |
environment; the surrounding atmosphere |
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deviate |
to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject |
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transgress |
to go beyond or over the set limits, to break a rule |
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mollify |
to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling |
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valor |
herioc courage; bravely |
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desultory |
jumping from one thing to another; rambling; haphazard |
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abberation |
straying from what is normal or accepted |
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transient |
passing quickly; a person or thing having a short stay |
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abject |
humiliating, miserable |
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impervious |
not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc. |
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discourse |
conversation |
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faction |
a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government |
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facile |
acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent |
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beneficence |
doing good; a kindly action |
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exodus |
mass departure or immigration |
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serpentine |
resembling a serpent in form or movement; sinuous, winding |
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resilient |
buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune |
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lionize |
to regard or treat a person as a celebrity |
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bovine |
sluggish, dull |
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climax |
the main event in the story in which a problem arises or is solved. |
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conflict |
The main problem that is a struggle between opposing forces |
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exposition |
The beginning of the story |
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external conflict |
when the main character faces a struggle with/from an outside force |
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falling action |
follows the climax and usually calms the reader down or tells what happens after the climax; the aftermath |
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foreshadowing |
hints that suggest what might occur later in the story |
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internal conflict |
struggle between what is expected and what happens |
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first person |
When the writer tells story from his or her perspective |
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third person omniscient |
writer is not in the story but knows and decribes all the character's thoughts and ideas |
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protangonist |
The hero or good guy in the story |
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resolution |
The ending to the story that states the final outcome of the conflict and/or what might lie ahead for the characters in the story. |
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rising action |
The action leading to the climax that may use examples of foreshadowing to warn the reader of the climax. |
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setting |
The time and place of events in the story. Can also describe the atmosphere of the story. |
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theme |
The main idea of the story |
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Personification |
Giving a nonliving thing human or living traits and/or abilities |
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Metaphor |
Comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" |
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Simile |
Compares two things using "Like" or "as" |
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Tone |
The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, either stated or implied |
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Static |
A character who does not change throughout the story |
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Man vs. Self |
A character with an internal conflict |
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Plot |
A series of events which make up the story |
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Man vs. Man |
Two characters in conflict |
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Dynamic |
A character who changes throughout the story |
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Point of View |
The perspective from which the story is told |
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Third Person |
Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer |
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Man vs. Wild |
A character in conflict with part of the environment |
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Flat |
The audience is given little or no information about this character |
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Round |
The audience is well informed about this character's traits, background, etc. |
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