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english ihs 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Austere | stern,strict,serious |
| Lament | to show sorrow |
| Aloof | distant |
| Cerebral | intellegent,relating to the brain,an intellectual person |
| Incongruous | not appropriate,out of place |
| Expunge | to remove,delete,erase |
| Trenchant | cutting,incisive |
| Procrastinate | to put off until a later time, stall |
| Impede | to obstruct or interfere with |
| Forbear | to refrain from, to abstain, to be patient, to resist |
| Migratory | Roving, wandering |
| Evade | to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from pursuer |
| Efface | to rub away, to expunge |
| Incite | to arouse to action, to stir up |
| Quixotic | idealistic and totally impractical |
| Beleaguer | to beset,surround,harass |
| Austere | stern,strict,serious |
| Lament | to show sorrow |
| Aloof | distant |
| Cerebral | intellegent,relating to the brain,an intellectual person |
| Incongruous | not appropriate,out of place |
| Expunge | to remove,delete,erase |
| Trenchant | cutting,incisive |
| Procrastinate | to put off until a later time, stall |
| Impede | to obstruct or interfere with |
| Forbear | to refrain from, to abstain, to be patient, to resist |
| Migratory | Roving, wandering |
| Evade | to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from pursuer |
| Efface | to rub away, to expunge |
| Incite | to arouse to action, to stir up |
| Quixotic | idealistic and totally impractical |
| Beleaguer | to beset,surround,harass |
| Histionic | overly dramatic, theatrical, on show |
| Bludgeon | to strike, to beat |
| Arduous | hard, difficult, tiresome |
| Reminisce | the act or practice of recalling the past; to recall the past |
| Opportune | occurring or coming at a good time, well-timed, favorable, best |
| Dulcet | melodious, soft, soothing(singing, music, sound) |
| Porcine | reminiscent of or pertaining to a pig, pig-like |
| Askew | crooked, to one side |
| Enrage | to put in a rage; infuriate, anger |
| Propulsive | the act or process of propelling; a propelling force; forward moving |
| Laconic | brief, using few words |
| Harrowing | extremely distressed, disturbing, or frightening |
| Endure | to carry on through despite hardships; to put up with, forbear |
| Chronic | continuing for a long time, continuous |
| Giddy | a light-headed sensation; dizzy |
| Irascible | easily angered, irritable |
| Cower | cringe from fear; to shrink away |
| Myriad | an extremely large number |
| Grandiloquent | attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures |
| Demonic | one who works devilishly (a demon for work), a persistent person, force or drive; an evil person |
| Noxious | physically or mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings |
| Proficient | skillful; to be very good at something; talented |
| Atrophy | to wither away, shrink |
| Catapult | slingshot |
| Muster | to collect or gather |
| Beget | to give birth; create |
| Curtail | to abridge, lessen |
| Facilitate | to make easier; to help bring out |
| Craven | cowardly, scared |
| Alienate | to make hostile; unwelcome |
| Obtuse | insensitive |
| Scrutinize | to look very carefully; to examine |
| Congenial | pleasant to be around |
| Aspire | something one hopes to achieve; goal, dream |
| Blather | to talk nonsensically |
| Defame | to slander; take away a good name |
| Curvilinear | formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines |
| Elapse | to pass or go by(said of time) |
| Veer | change in direction |
| Astute | quick in discernment; shrewd, clever, keen |
| Resurgent | a rise after defeat |
| Draconian | hard,serve,cruel |
| Amenable | agreeable |
| Precarious | unsteady,unsafe,unstable |
| Gird | to encircle as with a bell; to prepare as for action |
| Disperse | to scatter |
| Forage | to search or hunt for food and provision |
| Denounce | to condemn; to expose critically |
| Fathom | to understand fully |
| Docile | easily taught or controlled |
| Divine | to foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess |
| Badger | to tease, annoy |
| Wane | to decrease gradually |
| Fraught | full |
| Erudite | deeply learned |
| Elfin | mischievous, fairylike |
| Aggrandize | to exaggerate |
| Entice | to lure, attract |
| Noisome | offensive |
| Languish | to become weak |
| Oust | to eject |
| Pillage | plunder, rob |
| Embody | to give bodily form |
| Truncate | to shorten |
| Forsake | to abandon |
| Deft | skillful |
| Ubiquitous | the quality of being everywhere |
| Insouciant | calm and carefree |
| Sundry | various, several |
| Callous | insensitive |
| Revere | to respect |
| Generalize | to form a general conclusion |
| Somber | depressing, gloomy, dark |
| Penitent | sorrow |
| Muse | to think, ponder |
| Gloat | to brag |
| Dispel | to drive away |
| Allure | to entice, tempt |
| Commodious | spacious, roomy |
| Orthodox | conventional, doing it by the book |
| Masticate | to chew |
| Archaic | an earlier time |
| Abhor | to detest, to hate |
| Callow | inexperienced |
| Euphonious | pleasing to the ear |
| Comprises | to be made up of; to include |
| Bucolic | country-like |
| Abstruse | hard to understand |
| Oblique | at an angle; indirect |
| Intervene | to come between |
| Stupefy | to make numb with amazement |
| Bleak | somber,depressing |
| Demur | to object; to make exception |
| Alleviate | to relieve, lessen, less serve |
| Inbeigle | allure, intice; to tempt |
| Bizarre | extremely unconventional or far-fetched |
| Lax | careless, negligent |
| Pied | multi-colored |
| Melancholy | somber, bleak; depression of spirits |
| Embellish | agrandize; to beautify by adding ornaments |
| Petulant | callous,irratible,ill humor,cranky |
| Assuage | alleviate;to soothe, lessen |
| Castigate | denounce; to critize harshly,when correcting a wrongdoing |
| Wrest | pull away, take by violence |
| Perverse | stubborn |
| Serpentine | snake-like in shape or movement;curvilinear |
| Abut | to adjoin |
| Segregate | to seperate or keep from others |
| Wither | shriveled,shrunk,dried up;languish,wane |
| Grandiose | gand and impressive,flashy and showy |
| Unbridled | violent,unbounded,unrestrained |
| Fortuitous | occuring by accident or chance;opportune,lucky |
| Enrapture | to delight,to thrill or give pleasure |
| Marshal | to assemble together |
| Desiccate | to dry out completely; dehydrate, wither, wane, langusih |
| Photogenic | to take good photos |
| Relinguish | to give up doing; forsake |
| Adjunct | something added to or connected to another; additional |
| Emulate | to attempt to equal or surpass |
| Atypical | not typical,abnormal |
| Cajole | to coax or persuade;allure,intice |
| Bereaved | saddened by the loss of |
| Loiter | to hang around |
| Evoke | to summon forth, call to mind |
| Maimed | to disable or disfigure, to cripple |
| Deduce | to come to a conclusion |
| Permeated | to flow or spread through; penetrate |
| Amplify | to make larger,louder or more powerful |
| Certify | to confirm formally; vertify |
| Partition | the divison of something into parts; to divide |
| Joust | to combat with lances between two knights |
| Fleece | to defraud, swindle |
| Parry | to avoid a blow;duck |
| Ostracize | to exclude from a group; alienate |
| Capacious | roomy,able to hole much |
| Fickle | changable |
| Emit | to give out |
| Engulf | to surround or enclose completely; beleauger |
| Riveted | something that fastens two parts together; to hold the attention of |
| Rudimentary | basic,crude,undeveloped; fundamental principles or skills |
| Abridge | to shorten; to condense |
| Fester | source of irritation |
| Entombed | to place in or as if in a tomb or a grave |
| Exhumed | to dig up from a grave |
| Laudable | worthy or deserving of praise |
| Debase | lower in quality,character or value |
| Dauntless | to be fearless, unintimidated |
| Chide | scold;castigate |
| Spurn | to reject with disdain |
| Feign | to give a false apperance, to pretend |
| Spur | to move to action |
| Truculent | inclined toward conflict; eager to fight |
| Optimum | the most advantageous; the best condition, degree or amount |
| Couture | fashion and fashion designers |
| supplanted | to take place of |
| Sonorous | producing sound; dulcet, euphonious |
| Egalitarian | advocating the doctorine of equal rights for all citizens |
| Entreat | to ask earnestly,to implore, beg, plead |
| Disparage | to belittle, any uncomplimentary things, to put down;denounce |
| Beset | to harass; to surround;engulf,beleauger |
| Appalling | to fill with dismay;causing horror |
| Dormant | asleep or inactive |
| Coming of age | a story that explores the growth of a character to a new level of maturity and adult understanding. It can be a loss of innocnece or a new found sense of responsibility, individuality, or identity |
| Indirect Characterization | A technique for revealing character where the writer "shows" the reader a character, but leaves it to the reader to excercise judgement on what the character is like. |
| Motivation | The psychological and moral impluses and external circumstances that cause a character to act, think, or feel a certain way. |
| Basic Situation | the immeadiate or gradual revelation to the audience of the setting, relationship between characters, and the initiating event that sets further events in motion. |
| Internal Conflict | a struggle that takes place in a characters heart or mind |
| Climax | the point in the plot when conflict reaches its highest intensity. It usually coincides with the turing point but not always. |
| Resolution | the final reaction in the story that expresses the protagonists feelings about the success or failure. Provides a sense of what will happen to the characters after the story is over. |
| Symbol | a literary symbol is something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well. |
| Setting | the time and place of a story with the physical aspects as well as the intangibles of setting which are the attitudes and values of the people in the place. |
| Situational Irony | a contrast between what is expected to happen and what really does take place. |
| Dramatic Irony | When the reader knows something important that one or more characters in a story don't know. The discrepancy here is between what the unwitting character believes to be true and what is really true. |
| Rising action | the part of the plot that moves toward the climax as the protagonish sets a goal and makes an attempt to solve his or her problem, but meets with additional problems or complications, further heightening the suspense. |
| Turning point | a term used to describe a point in the plot when the protagonists situation changes for the better or the worse. |
| Satire | the kind of writing that ridicules something in order to reveal a weakness and inspire change. Its different from comedy because comedy aims simply to amuse. |
| Dynamic Character | a character who changes in an important way during the course of a story. The change usually results fro the conflict and is often the readers best clue to the storys meaning. |
| Imagery | language that appeals to the senses.The use of description to produce vivid mental images. |
| Plot | the careful arrangement of related events in a story. |
| External Conflict | a character that struggles with an outside force or antagonist, such as another character, society, nature, technology... |
| Allusion | a writers outside reference to history, mythology, scripture, literature, popular or contemporary culture in an attempt to provide a comparison that can enhance reader understanding. |
| Theme | the controlling idea or central insight of a work of literature. |
| Metaphor/simile | a direct comparison between tow seemingly unlike things/a comparison between two seemingly unlike things using the connecting words like, as, resembles. |
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