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Allegory, Allusion, Analogy, Anecdote
 * Rhetorical Terms on This Week's Test--Nov. 21**


 * Our Collaborative Vocabulary Words for This Week's Test**
 * [|Mettle]- courage and fortitude**
 * Found in Sports section of the Cincinnati Enquirer 11-14-2011**
 * The mettle to which he played baseball gained him respect from even his most unpleasent teammates.**
 * BENJAMIND.42**
 * [|Serry] - (verb) to crowd together**
 * This was the Dictionary.com word of the day**
 * In order to catch the rabbits, the boy serried them in the corner of the room.**
 * -Caroline C.**

I googled interesting words, and this was one that came up. Meagan went to the principals office with acquiesce, because she knew she was caught cheating on the test. -Haley Hollingsworth
 * acquiesce-** to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest;agree; consent.

canorous- melodious; musical. I found this looking through the archives of dictionary.com's past Words of the Day, and I like this one because it looks like canary, which is a songbird. -Karen K

**[|Palindrome]**- noun, a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc. that reads the same way forwards as backwards. Ex: Poor Dan is in a droop. The teacher's complex palindrome had her students scratching their heads. -**Laura F**

**[|Echelon]- Noun- A level of command, authority, or rank. A level of worthiness, achievement, or reputation. I found this word while reading //Devil in the White City.// After years of service, she is now in the upper echelon of city officials.** **- Heidi T**

**Pseudo - adjective-** being apparently rather than actually as stated. I hear this prefix being used a lot and thought it was interesting. The man was pseudo intelligent rather than holding true wisdom and knowledge. r.k