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English 1 final test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstract | expressing or naming a quality, idea, or concept; not concrete |
| ascertain | to find out for certain through research |
| caricature | a description of a person or thing that exaggerates peculiarities |
| chivalry | the rules, customs, and spirit of ideal knights in the Middle Ages |
| chronological | arranged in the order in which events occurred |
| determinism | a doctrine that human actions are the necessary results of earlier causes |
| didactic | meant to teach |
| explicate | to make clear the meaning of something |
| explicit | expressed clearly |
| gamut | the entire range |
| gullible | easily deceived or cheated |
| haphazard | not planned |
| legendary | based on a traditional, popular story; not historical |
| literal | true to fact; not exaggerated |
| magnitude | greatness; size |
| mores | the traditional rules and customs of a group of people |
| narrative | a story or account |
| omniscient | knowing everthing |
| paraphrase | to give the meaning of something in other words |
| pessimistic | taking the less favorable view |
| satirical | of or containing satire; or the use of mockery, irony, or wit to ridicule |
| self-effacing | keeping oneself in the background |
| sensory | of or having to do with the senses |
| spectrum | figurative range or scope of a subject |
| symbol | something that stands for or represents something else |