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CRQ Vocab
for Semester Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assertion | A confident or forceful statement |
| Admonish | To scold gently but seriously; to give friendly advice or encouragement to |
| Anguish | Extreme pain or distress of body or mind |
| Demise | A letting of property; transfer of sovereignty to a successor; an end of existence or activity |
| Expectant | Characterized by or being in a state of expectation |
| Chronological narrative | narration of events according to its dates of occurrence |
| Concrete details | description of facts |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
| Diction | style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words |
| Flippant | lacking earnestness |
| Futility | having no result or effect, useless, unimportant, trivial |
| Generalization | an overall statement: a statement about a people or group based on a few pieces of info |
| Stream of consciousness | a flow of conscious thought and experience through the mind without stopping or breaking. |
| Syntax | the structure of words in a sentence |
| Tone | an attitude expressed by words |
| Impulsive | acting on impulse |
| Inattentive | not paying attention |
| Ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious |
| Serene | calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil |
| Reprimand | to rebuke or scold someone |
| Spiteful | showing or caused by malice |
| Subservient | useful in an inferior capacity, or submissively obedient |
| Tentative | not completely worked out or final, hesitant or uncertain |
| Tactful | having or exhibiting tact (a keen understanding of how to act in getting along with others) |
| Vengeful | filled with a desire for revenge |