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- pry (v.): to inquire too closely into a person's private affairs. (syn. = to be nosy or a busy body)
- purport (v.): to falsely appear or claim to be or do something (syn. = impersonate; pretend)
- inquire (v.): ask for information from someone (syn. = investigate; ask)
- pun (literary term): a play on words, usually for comedic effect
- aside (literary term): a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play)
- soliloquy (n.): an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play)
- oxymoron (literary term): combination of contradictory words
- allusion (literary term): a reference to a person, event or thing in literature
- sable (adj.): very dark (syn. = jet-black)
- fain (adj.): pleased (syn. = happy)
- prithee: archaic form of conveying a polite request (syn. = “please.”)
- misogynist (n.): a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women (syn. chauvinist)
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E5/E6 Honors: Periods 3, 4, 9
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