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1st Sem. Read Vocab
1st Semester Reading Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stowed | To put in a place or receptacle, as for storage or reserve; pack. |
| Trudged | To walk laboriously or wearily along or over. |
| Bewildered | Completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. |
| Exuberant | Abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous. |
| Revitalized | To give new life, vitality or vigor to. |
| Exasperated | Feeling or expressing extreme annoyance or irritation. |
| Blithely | Without much thought, concern, or care. |
| Vigorous | Strong, active, powerful in action or effect. |
| Sauntered | To walk with a leisurely gait: stroll |
| Confiscate | To seize by or as if by authority; by way of penalty. |
| Inscription | A historical or religious record impressed or written on stone, brick, or metal. |
| Inquisitive | Given to research or asking questions; eager for knowledge; curious. |
| Monotonous | Lacking in variety; tediously unvarying. |
| Inevitable | Unable to be avoided or escaped. |
| Protrude | To thrust forward; cause to project. |
| Improvise | To make or arrange from materials readily available. |
| Writhe | To twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain. |
| Reluctant | Unwilling or disinclined. |
| Coincide | To correspond exactly, as in nature or character. |
| Dignity | Nobility or elevation of character; worthiness. |
| Conflict | The struggle between conflicting forces. The conflict often provides the main action and spotlights the literary plot. |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two different things, revealing similar intriguing qualities which states the two are actually the same. |
| Mood | The atmosphere in a literary work meant to evoke certain feelings from a reader. |
| Narrator | The speaker in a literary work of prose. |
| Plot | An account of the literary work’s action, as well as other surrounding circumstances that moves the story along. |
| Protagonist | The central character in a literary work that moves the plot forward. Typically the good guy. |
| Antagonist | The character in a literary work that moves against the story’s plot. Typically the bad guy. |
| Setting | The time, place, and context in which the literary work’s action takes place. |
| Theme | The literary work’s meaning or general idea. |
| Tone | The author’s attitude towards the story and/or the story’s readers. |
| Voice | The author’s style, attitude, personality, and feelings towards the world around him/her. |
| Direct Characterization | a literary device that authors use to provide readers with clear, definitive details about a character. It's a way for authors to tell readers what a character is like, rather than leaving it to the reader's imagination. |
| Indirect Characterization | a literary device that describes a character's personality through their actions, speech, thoughts, dialogue, or appearance, rather than directly stating their traits. The goal of indirect characterization is to help rea |
| Inference | the process of using evidence and logic to reach a conclusion about a text's meaning |
| Author's Craft | A technique, language, and storytelling of an author to craft/create a piece of writing to tell their story the way they want it to be told. |
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