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Fairy Tale Vocab
For English Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nimbly | adv. in a quick, agile manner |
| to ingratiate (oneself) | v. to gain favor with someone by deliberate effort |
| malice | n. desire to do evil or cause injury to someone |
| to reckon | v. to calculate |
| mutiny | n. a rebellion by soldiers, sailors, or prisoners against authority |
| to plane | v. to smooth the surface of wood |
| to forsake | v. to give up, to surrender, to renounce |
| to perish | v. to die |
| adoration | n. The act of worshipping |
| homage | n. something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another |
| psyche | n the mind, soul, or spirit |
| zephyr | n. a soft mild gentle wind or breeze. |
| contradictory | adj. describing a situation in which factors or actions are inconsistent or contrary to one another |
| ardent | adj. Glowing with passion, animated by keen desire |
| diligent | adj. characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort |
| voraciously | adv. greedily, ravenously, gluttonously |
| consolation | n. the alleviation of sorrow or mental distress. |
| derogatory | adj. expressive of low opinion |
| dejected | adj. depressed in spirits, downcast, disheartened, low |
| perilous | adj. dangerous, hazardous; causing or resulting in danger; risky. |
| virtue | n. conformity to a standard of right.; Chastity, sexual purity, esp. on the part of women |
| Folklore | The traditional beliefs, legends, and customs, current among the common people; includes songs, stories, tall tales, fables, and myths. |
| Folk tale | an exaggerated story that reflects the traditional beliefs and customs of a group of people and is passed down through the generations |
| Fairy Tale | a folktale that usually includes magical elements |
| Myth | a folktale that is considered sacred and that attempts to explain how things came to be |
| Fable | a folktale that teaches a moral or lesson, often including animals as characters |
| Motif | an image or phrase that recurs and thus provides a pattern within a work of literature; this pattern might help establish a genre. |
| Symbol | a concrete person, place, event, or object that has meaning in itself and also represents something larger than itself |
| Allusion | a reference to a person, a place, an event, or an artistic work that the author expects the reader to recognize. The allusion may be drawn from literature, history, geography, scripture, or mythology. |
| Foil | a character who serves to emphasize the qualities of another character by providing a contrast. |
| Flat character | a character who is uncomplicated and does not change over the course of the story |
| Round character | a character who is complex and changes sufficiently over the course of the story |
| Archetype | n. a universally recognizable character that is repeated throughout literature |
| Morality | n. standards of human behavior regarding right and wrong, good or bad, or good and evil |
| Social Values | n. pl. the principles or standards of a person or society; the group’s judgment of what is valuable and important in life |
| Social Mobility | n. the ability or potential of individuals within a society to move between different social levels |
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LilyTheFlower
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