Vocabulary #4, #5, #6 ACT, SAT, CLT F.A.S.T.

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DEFINITION OF SATIRE?

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THE USE OF HUMOR, AND SARCASM AN EXAGGERATION OR TO RIDICULE AND CRITICIZE

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DEFINITION OF DETACHED?

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SEPARATE OR DISCONNECTED, TO BE SEPARATED FROM

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DEFINITION OF A METAPHOR?

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A FIGURE OF SPEECH WHERE A WORD OR PHRASE IS APPLIED TO AN OBJECT

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DEFINITION OF SCORNFUL?

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FEELING OR SHOWING DISGUST AND ANGER; OR LOOKING DOWN ON SOMEONE

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DEFINITION OF ALLEGIANCE?

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SHOWING LOYALTY OR FAITHFUL COMMITMENT, A DEVOTION TO

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DEFINITION OF IRONY?

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A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH THE INTENDED MEANING IS OPPOSITE TO THE LITERAL MEANING.

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DEFINITION OF CONNOTATION?

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THE ASSOCIATED OR SECONDARY MEANING OF A WORD OR EXPRESSION.

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DEFINITION OF DENOTATION?

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THE LITERAL OR PRIMARY MEANING OF A WORD.

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DEFINITION OF PARADOX?

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A STATEMENT THAT APPEARS SELF-CONTRADICTORY BUT MAY REVEAL A TRUTH.

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DEFINITION OF ALLUSION?

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AN INDIRECT REFERENCE TO A PERSON, EVENT, OR LITERARY WORK.