Open Window and Review Vocab

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situational irony

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when an outcome is contradictory/opposite to what was expected

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flashback

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when the action of the plot is interrupted by a flash backward to something that happened at an earlier time

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satire

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when an author uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose or criticize people’s/ society’s faults

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self-possessed

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calm, confident,

in control of feelings

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duly

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following what is

appropriate/proper  

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moor

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an open land for shooting

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bog

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wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body

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falteringly

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speaking with a hesitant

or unsteady voice

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delusion

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a belief held despite

evidence to the contrary

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infirmities

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physical or mental weakness