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Vocabulary #3 - "Thank You, M'am" & "The Gift of the Magi"
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| motivation | a force that moves a character to think, feel, or behave in a certain way |
| characterization | the use of literary techniques to create a character |
| situational irony | occurs when an event in the story violates the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience |
| imputation | charge; claim |
| parsimony | stinginess |
| predominate | prevail |
| subside | settle; lessen in intensity |
| appertain | be a part of |
| agile | able to move quickly and easily |
| depreciate | lower in value |
| falter | hesitate |
| meretricious | alluring in a false, showy way |
| prudence | sound judgment |
| laboriously | with difficulty |
| scrutiny | careful, searching look |
| inconsequential | unimportant |
| nimble | agile |
| adornment | ornament, decoration |
| duplication | copy, double |
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American Literature |
Upson-Lee High School |
| Thomaston, GA |
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