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english march3
vocabmustknw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
| Antagonist | a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary. |
| author's perspective | refers to the author's opinions and/or attitude about his or her topic |
| dynamic character | character that changes |
| static character | character that stays the same |
| internal conflict | protagonist takes place within the character's mind. |
| external conflict | a struggle between the protagonist and another character against nature or some outside force |
| foreshadowing | to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure |
| Condoning | to disregard or overlook |
| hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| metaphor | A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. |
| Mood | the atmosphere created by the setting, and actions of people and characters in it. |
| Rubicund | red or reddish |
| Visage | aspect; appearance |
| Presumptuous | full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought. |
| Maligned | to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; |
| dubiously | doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt |
| wont | custom; habit; practice |
| credulity | willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility |
| prosaic | commonplace or dull; matter |
| betokened | to give evidence of; indicate |
| broach | to open for discussion; a painted tool; to pierce in order to draw contents |
| interposed | to place between; cause to intervene |
| averted | to turn away or aside |
| apathy | lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting |
| fusillade | a general discharge or outpouring of anything |
| furtively | taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; |
| Abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate;despise |
| Amend | to change for the better; improve |
| Chaos | a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order. |
| Corrosive | harmful or destructive; deleterious |
| Discern | to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different |
| Extant | in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: |
| implicate | Bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, esp. a criminal or harmful one) |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb; a burial site where people have been interred for over a thousand years |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action) |
| renegade | : an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension(fault) |
| Somber | gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted |
| squalid | foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness |
| turbulent | causing unrest, violence, or disturbance |
| vociferous | crying out noisily |
| foil | A foil is a character who defines the hero by being their complete opposite. |
| farce | : a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot |
| paradox | an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion. |
| parody | a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing |
| personification | : attribution of personal qualities; especially : representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form |
| satire | a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc. : humor that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, society, etc. |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. |
| voice | is manner in which story is told so as to connect to readers on an emotional level. A story might be told in the "voice" of a child or the "voice" of a prisoner, even though the author is neither. |
| epic | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero. |
| allegory | a symbolical narrative or fable |
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