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Dramatic Film and Literature

TermDefinition
apogee the highest or most distant point; climax.
archetype the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype
bildungsroman a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist
brandish to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish
glutinous of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky
hydrocephalus Nontechnical name: water on the brain accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain because its normal outlet has been blocked by congenital malformation or disease. In infancy it usually results in great enlargement of the head
imminent likely to occur at any moment; impending
impunity exemption from punishment
indignant feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
languid lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
novella a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel
noxious harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being
ominous portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
paroxysm any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion
protagonist the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work
righteous acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous
shamble to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle
sinews strength; power; resilience; tendon
trestle one of a number of bents, having sloping sides of framework or piling, for supporting the deck or stringers of a bridge
writhe to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc
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