Act V and "What's the Rush?" Vocabulary

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derided (v)

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express contempt for; ridicule

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impulsive (adj)

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acting or done without forethought

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forethought (n)

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careful consideration of what will be necessary or may happen in the future

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anticipate (v)

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regard as probable; expect or predict

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ambiguities (n)

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the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

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scourge (n)

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a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

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dramatic irony

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contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true

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apostrophe

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a punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers

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symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally