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Term | Definition |
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auspicious | promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable |
commotion | violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance |
methodical | performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly |
infraction | breach; violation; infringement |
pensive | dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
punctilious | extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions |
incessant | continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending |
prophetic | of or relating to a prophet |
errant | deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying |
decorum | dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc. |
facade | the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly. |
impulsive | actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses |
proponent | a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal. |
compel | to force or drive, especially to a course of action |
mediate | to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile |
revelation | the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure |
permeate | to pass into or through every part of |
rogue | a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel |
relentless | that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting |
despise | to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe |
resounding | making an echoing sound |
unabated | with undiminished force, power, or vigor |
adulation | excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery |
vehement | zealous; ardent; impassioned |
dilapidated | reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect |
scion | a descendant |
justify | to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right |
jeer | to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely |
prominent | standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable |
retaliate | to return like for like, especially evil for evil |
Sequence | order of a story or movie etc. |
Defiant | characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging |
Dialect | accent used to show nationality |
Allusion | reference to lituarte,TV,movies |
Tone | voice the author uses |
mood | how the reader feels |
problem/solution | to solve a crisis |
Connotation | word used to detect mood |
compare/contrast | writing used to see things are same and different |
expository | factual wrting |