| Word | allusion |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | N. |
| Definition | indirect reference. |
| Sentence | When Amanda said to the ticket scalper, "One hundred bucks? What do you want, a pound of flesh?," she was making an allusion to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. |
Tags: psat
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