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Vocabulary # 5
Conflict
Term | Definition |
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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 |