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English vocab
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| humility | a modesty or limited/low view of one's own importance |
| permeate | throughout, soaked penetrate |
| tenacious | determined, go-getting, relentless, never gives up |
| intricate | detailed, specific, finely described (patterned) (spider web) |
| defiant | indignant, rebellious |
| reluctant | hesitant, fearful, unsure |
| grave | dead serious |
| barrage | a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area, to (verb)bombard (someone) with something |
| fledgling | a young bird learning to fly, a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped intuition(noun) a sixth sense or gut feeling |
| proponent | someone who is "for" or fighting FOR a cause (opposite of against--con) |
| intuition | a sixth sense or gut feeling |
| facade | the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space, front, facing outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. |
| redundant | no longer needed, superfluous(extra), omitted without loss |
| conspicuous | overt, obvious, sticks out |
| vigilant | watchful, aware |
| auspicious | promising, favorable, giving a sign of future success |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| methodical | logical, analytic, efficient, following structure or form |
| defiant | angry, stubborn, aggressively resisting |
| punctilious | showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
| compel | force or oblige (someone) to do something , urge, pressure |
| despise | feel contempt or a deep repugnance for |
| justify | show or prove to be right or reasonable , explain, support, give reasons for |
| jeer | make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice , mock, ridicule, insult |
| retaliate | make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack , reciprocate, get back at |
| infraction | a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules |
| scion | a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft, a descendent |
| prominent | well known, in the public eye |
| relentless | tenacious, go getting, incredibly determined |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| vehement | intensely emotional, deeply felt, marked by forceful energy |
| Dialect | accent,slang talk |
| Allusion | reference to bible |
| mood | emotional established in the reader |
| tone | authors |
| problem/solution | locked out of my house/climbed in the window--structure |
| accomplice | a helper or partner in a criminal act |
| alibi | an excuse (truth or lie) regarding where a person was during a crime |
| alias | an alternate identity |
| avarice | greed |
| deduction | a process of thinking, figuring out a puzzle by pulling the pieces apart and reassembling them |
| eccentric | odd, quirky, out of the norm... |
| gaunt | sunken faced |
| motive | a reason for an act |
| pseudonym | a fake name used by a writer for various reasons |
| scrutinize | to study carefully |
| sleuth | a detective |
| swanky | rich, but old rich, like antiques, etc |
| irony | -the unexpected.... verbal (like sarcasm) dramatic(when the reader knows information that a main character in a story doesn't situational. |
| foreshadowing | a literary device used to give the reader hints to an upcoming, significant event. Usually this carries a negative connotation, but sometimes good events may be foreshadowed too |
| red herrings | misleading clues planted by the author in a plot to throw the reader off track. These are used to draw the reader into the story. |
| *sources | references, where you find your information |
| domain | .org .edu .gov .com .net |
| tilde | a small wavy hyphen found in a web address which designates a personal website |
| paraphrasing | taking the idea and "translating" it into your own words or voice |
| summarizing | taking a lot of information and CONDENSING it into 1 or 2 sentences |
| internal citation OR parenthetical citation (Jones 42 ) | pointing out to the reader where you got |
| website | a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web. |
| database | a large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily |
| thesis | claim, point, opinion |
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