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Vocabulary 5
Vocabulary Words for Semester Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inference | A logical guess based on facts, personal experiences or one's own knowledge |
| Reminisce | To think about past experiences or events |
| Emphatic | Very strong opinion or feeling |
| Phobia | Afraid of something |
| Concise | Condensed, crammed tight |
| Intractable | Cannot take it back, irreversible |
| Charismatic | Influential, pursuasive |
| Eloquent | Sophisticated, refined |
| Paranoia | Freaked out! afraid |
| Classified | Secret |
| Equivalent | Equal to |
| Legacy | Something passed down to a future generation |
| Scope | range, entire meaning |
| Innovative | Creative |
| Abrasive | rough, harsh |
| Noxious | Harmful, poinonous |
| Placid | Calm, peaceful |
| Covert | Hidden, undercover |
| Abhor | Hate |
| Optimism | To be positive |
| Haven | Safe place |
| Savored | Really enjoying something |
| Persevere | To not quit |
| Chaos | Disorganized |
| Benevolence | Kind hearted, generous |
| Conceived | Thought up in our mind |
| Significant | Very important |
| Citing | Making reference to |
| Imply | To express (something) in an indirect way or to suggest (something) without saying it plainly |
| Explicitly | Directly obviouis |
| Implicit | Meaning not obvious, but implied |
| Protagonist | The good guy |
| Antagonist | The bad guy |
| Characterization | Let you know something about the characters, details |
| Climax | The highest point of action or excitement |
| Resolution | The conclusion or solving of a problem |
| Edit | To modify or improve |
| Banter | Playful conversation causing annoyance |
| Commence | To start or begin something |
| Interject | To interrupt with a comment |
| Exhort | To encourage |
| Impurity | To contaminate |
| Lyrics | Words to a song |
| Perish | to eliminate |
| Unveil | to publically show something |
| Alliteration | repeating the first letter of words (consonant sound) |
| Assonance | repeating of vowel sound |
| Simile | comparing two things using words "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | comparing two things without using words "like" or "as" |
| Personification | giving something human-like qualities that isn't human |
| Onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like what it means |
| Couplet | a poem with a two line stanza |
| Tercet | a poem with a three line stanza |
| Quatrain | A poem with four lines |
| Cinquain | A poem with five lines |
| Diamonte | a poem with seven lines forming a diamond shape |
| Acrostic | A poem that spells a word vertically with the first letter of each line |
| Haiku | a poem consisting of three lines and 17 syllables (5-7-5). Generally about nature. |
| Limerick | a silly poem with five lines (AA-BB-A) |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| Intrinsic | true nature of something |
| Symbolic | representing an idea or quality with using words |
| Illusion | something false or not real that seems to be true or real |
| Allusion | indirect reference |
| Whimsical | not serious |
Created by:
Zindler
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