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| allegory | (noun) symbolic story in which literary elements (characters, settings, plot) represent religious or moral qualities |
| conjecture | (noun) hypothesis (verb) guess |
| despicable | (adj) contemptible; deserving scorn or hatred |
| dissolute | (adj) having a weak or deteriorating moral fiber |
| ferocity | (noun) fierceness; savagery |
| incongruous | (adj) poor-fitting; inconsistent |
| misanthrope | (noun) one who hates or distrusts mankind |
| prologue | (noun) preface or introduction that typically provides background informtion to the main story |
| protagonist | (noun) 1. main character 2. character with whom readers empathize and "root for' |
| terse | (adj) brief; to the point |
