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Mr. Solon (United States of America)
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  1. literacy
    the ability to read and write
  2. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  3. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  4. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  5. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  6. disposition
    your usual mood
  7. karma
    effects of one's actions that determine his or her destiny
  8. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  9. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  10. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  11. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  12. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
Created on Thu Oct 10 07:47:21 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Oct 10 07:56:09 EDT 2013)

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