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“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” Vocabulary
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Talking a great deal, especially about
unimportant things. Garrulous
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Guessed, predicted. Conjectured
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Having a bad reputation.
Infamous
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Partially ruined; in need of repair.
Dilapidated
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Endless; seeming to last forever.
Interminable
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Extreme exaggeration Hyperbole
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A statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant.
Understatement
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Similes and metaphors that link very dissimilar things.
Comic Comparisons
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Comic Comparisons and Situations
Unusual people dealing with unlikely events Comic Comparisons and Situations
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The language commonly spoken by people in a particular place or region
Vernacular
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Idioms
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Local variations of spoken words
Dialect
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