C, D, E, & F Voc 1-8 Review Flashcards
cesspool
an underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage; dump
conundrum
a confusing and difficult problem or question
collective
done by people acting as a group
coarse
rough or loose in texture or grain
coarse POS?
ADJECTIVE - for it describes how something “feels” or the texture of something
cacophony
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
concise
clearly but brief (in only a few words)
cower
crouch down in fear
coterie
group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
copious
abundant in quantity
convulsion
a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy
dais
a platform or stage (seats of honor, or a throne)
dystopian
an imagined state or society where there is great pain, suffering, and/or injustice.
draconian
(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe
diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
dulcet
(especially of sound) sweet and soothing
deign
do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity
deference
humble submission and respect
dormant
slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.
Eugenics
the study of how to arrange reproduction within a human population to increase the occurrence of heritable characteristics regarded as desirable. Developed largely by Sir Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, eugenics was increasingly discredited as unscientific and racially biased during the 20th century, especially after the adoption of its doctrines by the Nazis in order to justify their treatment of Jews, disabled people, and other minority groups
expunge
efface or to delete
emotive
arousing or able to arouse intense feeling.
emulate
match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
euphemism
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
efface
erase (a mark) from a surface or to expunge
fraternity
a group of people sharing a common profession or interests.
foible
a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character
figurative language
Figurative language is a language that is used to create an image or evoke a response… language that is not meant to be taken literal but figurative
figurative language: SIMILE
comparison of things with another thing - used to make a description using AS, LIKE, or THAN
figurative language: METAPHOR
a direct comparison between items by replacing one item with the other - “She is a princess who thinks of others and treats everyone with respect.”
figurative language: MOTIF
a recuring theme, idea, or image within literature used to bring attention to a theme, idea, of conflict within the text
figurative language: ANAPHORA
repetition of specific words in successive sentences to make a point or illustrate an idea within the text
figurative language: OXYMORON
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
figurative language: PARADOX
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true; contradiction ideas that together make sense to the “story”
figurative language: PERSONIFICATION
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
fathom
understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought
