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Unit 22

  • Game Code: 1538421
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  • blurb
    a short text, usually printed on the back cover of a book, describing what the book is about and sometimes including quotes from critics
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  • poignant
    moving and sad
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  • chronicle
    description of a sequence of events
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  • acclaimed
    praised by the public
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  • compelling
    very interesting and engaging
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  • lugubrious
    rather dark, mournful and gloomy (can be used for people too)
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  • macabre
    often cruel or disgusting, concerned with death
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  • chilling
    causing great fear
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  • page-turner
    a book that you want to keep reading
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  • insight
    the ability to understand what something is really like
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  • gripping
    so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention totally
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  • enigmatic
    mysterious
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  • breathtaking
    amazing
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  • wry
    in the face of a bad situation
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  • evocative
    which arose memories or images
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  • eponymous
    who has the same name as the title of the book
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