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Boyst AP 5
Study Words for Friday Week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avant-garde | means “advance guard”; represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the cultural realm |
| Avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit |
| Balance | the juxtaposition in writing of syntactically parallel constructions containing similar or contrasting ideas |
| Balanced Sentence | in grammar, a sentence with two clauses or phrases of fairly equal in length and strength for clarity (example: The novel concentrates on character; the film intensifies the violence. |
| Banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty; dull or stale as because of overuse |