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Vocab Week 4
Mrs. Wright
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| idiom | (n) expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning |
| allegory | (n) an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms |
| crucial | (adj) involving an extremely important decision or result |
| colloquial | (adj) characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing |
| futile | (adj) incapable of producing any result |
| incoercible | (adj) not coercible |
| lethargic | (adj) of, relating to , drowsy, sluggish |
| connotation | (n) secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning |
| denotation | (n) direct meaning or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it |
| pensive | (adj) dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
| ethos | (n) the character or disposition of a community group, person, etc |
| hyperbole | (n) obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| relinquish | (v) to renounce or surrender |
| nonchalant | (adj) coolly unconcerned; unexcited |
| undaunted | (adj) undismayed; not discouraged |