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What is ardor
great passion, enthusiasm, enjoyment
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What is acquiesce
to give into, to accept though not necessarily happily
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What is tacit
giving silent agreement to, unspoken
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What is subject
who or what the sentence is about
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What is protagonist
the main character of a story, play, epic, novel
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What is restitution
payment to make up for criminal activity, an accident, something someone has done bad to someone else
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What is judicious
wise, showing good thinking, prudent
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What is irrelevant
unimportant, immaterial, not pertaining to
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What is predicate
the action of the sentence
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What is antagonist
causes the conflict for the main character of a narrative
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What is contend
to deal with a some difficult circumstance
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What is elucidate
to explain, make clear; the root is luc, meaning light
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What is oppresive
hard to put up with; causing great discomfort or fatigue
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What is independent clause
has a subject and verb and can stand alone as a sentence
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What is epic
a long story, often in the form of a poem, that contains a long and difficult journey, a heroic protagonist, a large setting, superhuman tasks
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What is sustain
to hold up, to support, to help through a difficult time
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What is auspicious
indicating a good outcome, promising as to a fortunate result
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What is vehement
showing intense feeling or force behind one's actions
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What is dependent clause
has a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought
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What is imagery
word pictures that appeal to the senses
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What is tumult
a great noise, confusion, chaos
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What is subsequent
following upon, coming next
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What is articulate
being able to speak easily or clearly, being able to make oneself easily understood
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What is simple sentence
one independent clause
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What is irony
contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality, or between what is expected and what happens
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