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lit terms round 2 S2
Literary Terms for Round 2 S2
Question | Answer |
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Harbinger (N.) | Somebody or someone that foreshadows or anticipates a future event. |
Obdurate (Adj.) | Stubborn or hard-headed; not easily persuaded or influenced. |
Reprieve (V.) | To stop or postpone somebody's punishment; to offer temporary relief from harm. |
Credulous (Adj.) | Gullible; a person easily convinced that something is true. |
Enshroud (V.) | To cover or obscure an object. |
Haughty (Adj.) | Behaving in a superior, condescending, or arrogant way. |
Obfuscate (V.) | To deliberately make something difficult to understand. |
Blithe (Adj.) | Cheerful and carefree; casually indifferent. |
Pliable (Adj.) | Flexible; easily bent of molded; easily influenced or peruaded. |
Blunderbuss (N.) | A short wide-mouthed gun used primarily in the 17th century. |
Enfranchise (V.) | To give voting rights. |
Remuneration (N.) | Payment for work done. |
Engender (V.) | To arise or come into existence; to cause offspring to be conceived or born. |
Plagiarism (V.) | The process of copying another person's idea or written work and claiming it as your own. |
Abasement (V.) | To belittle someone; to act in an undignified way. |
Billow (V.) | To swell with air; to move in a curling mass. |
Enhance (V.) | To improve or increase the clarity of an image or object. |
Harangue (V.) | To criticize or question somebody; to try and persuade someone in a forceful or angry way. |
Abrogate (V.) | To end an agreement or contract formally and publicly |
Credible (Adj.) | Easy to believe, trustworthy. |