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Vocabulary 17

English AP Blake Vocab

DefinitionTerm
Capable; qualified Competent
Hopeful and confident about the future Optimistic
Noun form of optimistic optimism
Trustworthy; not likely to fail Reliable
Innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience Naïve
Unlimited; vast Boundless
Extremely careful about details Meticulous
Having a strong desire for success or achievement Ambitious
Adverb form of ambitious Ambitiously
Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt Punctual
Bearable, tolerable Endurable
Verb form of endurable Endure
Characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding; on to something that is valuable Tenacious
Extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical consideration Quixotic
Exaggeration, overstatement Hyperbole
Antonym of hyperbole Litotes
A character's incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act Motivation
A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction Apostrophe
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader Mood
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Irony
Adjective form of irony Ironic
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot Foreshadowing
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Metaphor
Having or expressing strong emotions Passionate
Hard-working, industrious not lazy Diligent
Noun form of diligent Diligence
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