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Word Work Weeks 1-20
Term | Definition |
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memoir | a collection of memories that someone writes about their own life |
compatible | able to exist together without conflict. |
optimistic | hopeful and confident about the future |
advocate | to support; to argue in favor of |
behalf | for someone's benefit/ in support of |
alliteration | words that start with the same sound |
emulate | to copy someone's behavior because you admire or respect that person |
contradiction | denial; inconsistency |
theme | a message that the author wants to share with the reader. |
resolution | The ending of the story where loose ends are tied up. |
characterize | to describe the special qualities of someone. |
adversity | continued difficulty; misfortune |
drone | to talk in a dull tone |
sympathy | feeling sorry for someone |
culture | values, beliefs, and practices that are shared by a group of people |
insightful | shows a deep understanding; perceptive |
mentor | a trusted advisor |
dash | to destroy someone's hope |
simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
poetic license | breaking the usual rules of language or style to create a particular effect. |
metaphor | a direct comparison between 2 unlike things - DOES NOT use like or as |
personification | giving human characteristics to non-human things |
imagery | creating a picture with words |
sensory details | details that use the 5 senses |
onomatopoeia | a word that SOUNDS like what it describes. |
juxtaposition | to put things next to each other, especially for the purpose of comparing them |
plagued | troubled by |
entice | to persuade |
hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
frigid | extremely cold |
donor | someone who donates/gives something to an organization |
rehabilitate | to restore to good condition |
peruse | to read; to examine |
refugee | a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. |
cavernous | hollow, empty |
sorghum | grain |
urbanization | population shift from rural to urban areas |
disparity | a great difference |
reluctantly | in an unwilling and hesitant way |
wrathful | feeling or showing anger |
miser | someone who hoards money |
misanthrope | someone who hates/distrusts everyone |
redemption | the act of making something better |
dismal / morose | both words mean gloomy and ill-tempered. |
Etiquette | Good manners |
remorse | regret; guilt |
transformation | dramatic change; metamorphosis |
audible | able to be heard |
ignorance | Lacking knowledge and content to remain that way |
ghoulish parasites | the people who stole Scrooge's possessions after he died. |
cryptogram | coded message |
endeavor | try |
Resolution | a promise to yourself to do or to not do something |
Insurmountable | too great to be overcome |
Extra (prefix) | outside; beyond what is expected |
Inter (prefix) | between |
-ous (suffix) | full of |
-ic (suffix) | of or pertaining to |
Rhetoric | the ability to use language effectively; |
critical | vitally important; involving criticism; requiring careful judgment |
Summary | the gist; the main points |
tone | the author's attitude towards their subject |
establish | to set up; to prove |