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Semester 1 Final2010
study for your final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vocation | job |
| Worst | really bad |
| Catalyst | substance that causes a reaction |
| Countervail | oppose or exert force against |
| Fluid | liquid substance |
| Triad | group of 3 closely related things |
| Unemphatic | without strong meaning |
| Papyrus | used by the ancient Egyptians for paper |
| Crude | natural, raw |
| Bedraggle | move slowly |
| Dictatorial | acting like a dictator |
| Exotic | foreign, not native |
| Imperturbable | staying calm and steady |
| Aerophobia | fear of flying |
| Magnanimous | lofty courageous spirit |
| Zealot | someone with a lot of eagerness |
| Bibliophobia | fear of books |
| Impede | slow something down |
| Bursar | treasurer |
| Antidote | something given to counteract a poison |
| Tantalize | tease |
| Pathetic | feeling of pity |
| Ingratiate | to seek favor |
| Oblique | slant in direction |
| Necropolis | city of the dead |
| Decibel | unit of hearing |
| Genocide | attempt to kill a whole race |
| Feng shui | ancient Chinese practice of harmonizing |
| Salutatorian | graduate with the 2nd highest rank |
| Emancipate | set people free |
| The Scarlet Ibis | James Hurst- Doodle |
| The Most Dangerous Game | Richard Connell - Rainsford |
| The Lottery | Shirley Jackson- Mrs. Hutchinson |
| A Sound of Thunder | Ray Bradbury - Eckels |
| The Necklace | Guy DeMaupassant – Madame Loisel |
| The Cask of Amontillado | Edgar Allen Poe - Montressor |
| Climax | maximum point of interest in a story |
| Exposition | beginning and background info |
| rising action | stage in the plot where conflict takes place |
| resolution | conclusion of the story |
| falling action | part of the plot that tells the results of the climax and gets the reader ready for the resolution |
| plot | series of events in a story |
| conflict | A struggle between opposing forces |
| setting | time and place a story takes place |
| character traits | the way a writer creates and develops characters |
| 1st person point of view | the narrator is telling a story about himself |
| Internal conflict | When a character struggles in their mind about a situation |
| External conflict | a struggle between a person and an outside force |
| 3rd person point of view | narrator is not a person in the story |
| Mood | atmosphere a writer creates in a story |
| Imagery | descriptive words that create sensory experiences |
| 3rd person omniscient | this point of view happens when he or she knows the thoughts of everyone in the story |
| Symbol | a person place or object that stands for something beyond itself |
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JenksRoberts
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