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Vocabulary 10A

Vocabulary 10A. Immolation Reconcile Dogma Parched Imperialist Subjugation Colleague Flummoxed Couplet Ambiguity Meter Theme. Immolation. - n. kill as a sacrifice. The ancient Aztecs used immolation as a way to appease their gods. Reconcile. – v.

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Vocabulary 10A

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  1. Vocabulary 10A • Immolation • Reconcile • Dogma • Parched • Imperialist • Subjugation • Colleague • Flummoxed • Couplet • Ambiguity • Meter • Theme

  2. Immolation • - n. • kill as a sacrifice. • The ancient Aztecs used immolation as a way to appease their gods.

  3. Reconcile • – v. • end conflict; put people back on friendly terms; reunite; resolve. • As an old grandfather, he finally reconciled with his long lost son.

  4. Dogma • – n. • religious belief; creed; doctrine. • My dogma dictates that I do not lie and dishonor my parents.

  5. Parched • – adj. • dry; thirsty. • Looking for water, the parched man trekked through the desert to the oasis.

  6. Imperialist • – n. • someone who believes in empire building and the takeover domination by an empire. • In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, America was considered an Imperialist nation, as our leaders looked beyond our borders for new land in the Pacific, the Caribbean, and the North.

  7. Subjugation • – n. • act of forcing into submission; defeat; overthrow. • The queen kept the king under subjugation and rendered him useless to the kingdom.

  8. Colleague • – n. • fellow worker; associate. • My colleagues and I work very well together.

  9. Flummoxed • – v. (past) • baffle and confuse. • The amount of toothpaste on the counter flummoxed her, as she thought elves must have deposited it there in the night.

  10. Ambiguity • – n. • doubt about meaning; statement with more than one meaning; vagueness. • The ambiguity of Helen’s questions made Henry feel more confused than before she asked him anything.

  11. Couplet • – n. • two lines of verse. • My favorite poem, “My Mistress’s Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” is a sonnet with a rhyming couplet at the end.

  12. Meter • – n. • pattern in verse or rhythm in poetry. • The meter of the song makes it sound like a nursery rhyme.

  13. Theme • -n. • Implied main idea; overarching universal lesson • One of the themes in “The Cask of Amontillado” is that the wronged will be revenged.

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