WICKER VOCAB TEST 2
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Deference
Courteous respect
Inanimate
Not alive
Anachronism
Something belonging to a period other than in which it is portrayed
Overture
Opening position in a negotiation
Pecuniary
Involving a financial penalty
Assimilate
To become like others
Quandry
A condition of uncertainty or doubt
Rhetoric
The art of effective speaking or writing
Imperialism
The forceful control of one country by another
Hyperbole
Overstatement or extreme exaggeration
Allegory
A text that expresses both literal and symbolic meanings
Conflict
The problem or obstacle that characters face
Faction
Partisan conflict within an organization or a country ; dissension
Dominions
Governed territories or countries
Edict
Formal orders issued by an authority
Symbol
A person or thing that represents something larger than itself, often an abstract idea
Periphrases
When a writer uses descriptive substitutes for simpler names and terms
Epiphany
Sudden revelation or flash of insight
Consonance
Repeated non-intial consonant sounds in syllables with dissimilar vowel sounds
Assonance
Repeated vowel sounds in syllables with dissimilar consonant sounds