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Devil and Tom Walker
Vocab. preview and elements of fiction in "The Devil and Tom Walker"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mood | the feeling created by descriptive language |
| theme | the message or moral of a work of literature |
| symbol | an object that represents another thing, person, or idea |
| miser | a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money |
| termagant | a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman |
| prostrate | lying flat or at full length, as on the ground |
| melancholy | mournful; depressed |
| cloven | cleft; split; divided |
| fair | beautiful |
| buccaneering | piracy |
| avarice | greed |
| propitiatory | intended to placate or win over |
| carrion | feeding on dead flesh |
| propitious | fortunate |
| usurer | a person who lends money at high interest rates |