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Test 10--November 19 Allegory, Allusion, Analogy, Anecdote
 * Rhetorical Terms on This Week's Test**

[|Apparition](n) a ghostly appearing figure. I found this word while reading Macbeth. The girl was frightened by the apparition that had appeared night before in her dream. (Rachel M)

[|Abate] (v.) to reduce in amount, degree or intensity. I found this word on a website of 100 top SAT words. "His enthusiasm for skiing abated after falling off a ski lift. (Chandni P.)

[|Cede](v.) to yield or formally surrender. I found this word in my ACT workbook. "The young man ceded from taking the throne" (June W).

Cessation (v.) the action of ceasing/stopping an action or event. I found this word when I was doing my AP Psychology homework. "The cessation of the obnoxious ringing let Aaron breathe a sigh of relief."

Prattle(n) meaning to talk quickly and aimlessly. I found this while reading Macbeth. "The girl prattled on about her excellent date." (Clare R.)

[|Mitigation] (n) Alleviation or cure. I found this on dictionary.com. "The docter who discovered the mitigation was awarded greatly. (Sarah Z.)

[|Surfeit] - (n.) Excess; an excess amount. I found this word on dictionary.com. "I hope that when I finish my paper, I have an surfeit amount of time left to relax." (Alex S.)

Compunctious - (adj.) To be having a feeling of remorse or regret. "After watching the student next to be get bullied I felt very compunctious for not stepping in". (Lauren S.)

[|Circumscript] adjective meaning limited or confined. "The amount of power a child has in the house hold is circumscript." (Brennan P.)