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WU Quiz #1
Brenham Eng III Warm Ups 1-6 Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accentuate | to emphasize, to heighten the effect of, to pronounce or mark with an accent; to highlight |
| allegory | a symbolic story in which people, setting, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities |
| ambiguous | having more than one possible meaning; uncertain, vague or unclear |
| comprehensive | a wide scope; inclusive; thorough |
| conjecture | an opinion without proof; guesswork; to speculate; to guess |
| despicable | contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile |
| dissolute | lacking moral restraint; very wicked; immoral; undisciplined |
| felicitous | well chosen for the occasion; appropriate; apt; having an agreeable or delightful manner of writing or speaking |
| ferocity | the quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless |
| impregnable | not capable of being conquered, overcome, or captured; unshakeable |
| inception | a beginning; a start of something |
| incongruous | not suitable or appropriate; not consistent; not conforming to a pattern |
| intricacy | condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed; elaborateness |
| introspective | given to examination of one's own thoughts and feeling; contemplative |
| misanthrope | an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings |
| prologue | introductory lines of a play; the preface to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event |
| protagonist | the main character in a story or a play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something |
| provocative | stimulating; pushing or tending toward action, thought, or strong feeling |
| terse | brief and to the point; concise |
| vernacular | the native language or dialect of a country or region; every day or informal language; using everyday language |
| accent, emphasize, highlight, stress, spotlight | accentuate |
| absolute, broad, exhaustive, expansive, whole | comprehensive |
| questionable, uncertain, cryptic, doubtful, inconclusive | ambiguous |
| analogy, association, illustration, likeness, correlation | allegory |
| guess, hypothesis, inference, opinion, surmise | conjecture |
| applicable, apt, convincing, pertinent, proper | felicitous |
| firm, fortified, secure, solid, strong | impregnable |
| abandoned, corrupt, unrestrained, wayward, intemperate | dissolute |
| awful, base, contemptible, degrading, destable | despicable |
| barbarity, brutality, cruelty, savagery, viciousness | ferocity |
| origin, start, inauguration, onset, alpha | inception |
| reflective, subjective, thoughtful, meditative, speculative | introspective |
| complexity, difficult, elaborateness, involvement, multiplicity | intracacy |
| conflicting, contradictory, discordant, improper, inconsistent | incongruous |
| cynic, doubter, egoist, hater, loner | misanthrope |
| common, dialect, indigenous, local, inherent | vernacular |
| exciting, stimulating, alluring, interesting, suggestive | provocative |
| advocate, champion, hero, idol, lead | protagonist |
| abrupt, concise, curt, succint | terse |
| beginning, forward, introduction, preamble, prelude | prologue |
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