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Vocabulary # 5
Conflict
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| External Conflict | a struggle between a character and an outside force |
| Internal Conflict | a struggle within the character’s mind |
| Man vs. Man | conflict between two characters |
| Man vs. Self | conflict between a character and his own thoughts/feelings |
| Man vs. Society | conflict between a character and a large group |
| Man vs. Nature | conflict between a character and a natural force |
| Man vs. Technology | conflict between a character and some form of technology |
| Man vs Supernatural | conflict between a character and something that is not normal in some way |
| Run-On Sentences | two or more sentences written as one sentence. |
| Micro | small |
| Phone | sound |
| Scope | see/watch |
| indolently | lazily; so as to avoid activity |
| Incredibly | unbelievably |
| mirage | an optical illusion found in the desert or at sea in which an object appears to be displaced from it’s true location |
| sensuous | having to do with the senses as opposed to the intellect; luxurious |
| tangible | able to be physically touched or perceived |
| vitality | the state of being lively and energetic |
| generic | having no particularly distinctive or noteworthy quality |
| pert | offensively bold; saucy |
| trite | boring because overused; not fresh or original |