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Vocabulary Preview: “The Storyteller”

Vocabulary Preview: “The Storyteller”. Satire noun. The use of humor, 
irony, exaggeration, or 
ridicule to expose and 
criticize people's 
stupidity or vices, 
particularly in the 
context of 
contemporary politics 
and other topical 
issues. sultry  adjective.

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Vocabulary Preview: “The Storyteller”

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  1. Vocabulary Preview: “The Storyteller”

  2. Satire noun • The use of humor, 
irony, exaggeration, or 
ridicule to expose and 
criticize people's 
stupidity or vices, 
particularly in the 
context of 
contemporary politics 
and other topical 
issues.

  3. sultry  adjective • 1. (of the air or weather) Hot and humid.

  4. persistent  adjective • Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

  5. diversionnoun • something that distracts attention

  6. resoluteadjective • determined

  7. petulant adjective • (of a person or their manner) Childishly sulky, impatient, peevish, irritable.

  8. deplorable adjective • Shockingly bad

  9. conviction noun • 1. A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law. • 2. A firmly held belief or opinion.

  10. retort  noun • A sharp, angry, or wittily incisive reply to a 
remark.

  11. assail verb • Make a concerted or violent attack on.

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