Question 1

v. to cover up; to conceal

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enshroud

Question 2

adj. mentally ill; insane

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demented

Question 3

v. to sharpen

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hone

Question 4

v. to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass

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beleaguer

Question 5

v. to eat or swallow greedily

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gorge

Question 6

adj. no longer used or useful; very old

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antiquated

Question 7

n. a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain

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opiate

Question 8

n. an exaggerated portrayal of one's features

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caricature

Question 9

v. to waste time; to dawdle

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dally

Question 10

adj. pertaining to or constituting a major crime

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felonious

Question 11

shameless boldness; nerve

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gall

Question 12

in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

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elated

Question 13

to turn away feelings or affections

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alienate

Question 14

to force oneself into a situation uninvited

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obtrude

Question 15

a brutal, lawless person

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ruffian

Question 16

(v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

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parry

Question 17

n: a scarcity; a lack; insufficiency

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paucity

Question 18

adj: believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

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fatalistic

Question 19

v: to force oneself into a situation uninvited; impose; intrude

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obtrude

Question 20

adj: uninterested; listless; spiritless; apathetic

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lackadaisical

Question 21

v: to turn away feelings or affections; estrange; set against

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alienate

Question 22

adj: in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful; overjoyed

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elated

Question 23

n: shameless boldness; nerve ; insolence, impudence

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gall

Question 24

v. to deflect or evade a blow, especially in swordfighting ; repel

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parry

Question 25

n. a brutal, lawless person; thug, bully

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ruffian

Question 26

a long, narrative poem about a hero who goes on a journey or quest

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Epic

Question 27

a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events

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Epic hero

Question 28

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

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Epithet

Question 29

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

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characterization

Question 30

extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 31

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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personification

Question 32

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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connotation

Question 33

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 34

A comparison without using like or as

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metaphor

Question 35

a character who opposes or works against the protagonist

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antagonist

Question 36

Main character in a story

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protagonist

Question 37

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

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verbal irony

Question 38

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

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situational irony

Question 39

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

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dramatic irony

Question 40

a phrase that renames someone

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epithet

Question 41

A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

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epic

Question 42

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

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imagery

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