Day three Flashcards
Simile
A figure of speech using like or as to compare two unlike things
Synopsis
A brief summary
Metaphor
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things
Irony
Things are not what they are said to be or what they seem
Satire
A work that ridicules human vices and foibles
Hyperbole
An exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
Caricature
A deliberately exaggerated portrait
Epic
A long narrative poem
Saga
A long narrative story
Euphony
Soothing, pleasant sound
Cacophony
Jarring, grating sound
Foreshadow
Suggest or indicate a future action; presage
Subplot
A secondary plot on a fiction or drama
Memoir
A personal journal
Anecdote
A short account of an interesting incident
Eulogy
A laudatory speech or written tribute
Allusion
An indirect or brief reference to a person, place or event
Catalyst
An agent that provokes or triggers change
Caustic
A stinging or bitter remark
Synthetic
Produced artificially
Osmosis
A gradual often unconscious process of assimilation
Sedentary
Settled not mobile
Virulent
Very toxic or poisonous
Empirical
Guided by practical experience not theory
Entomology
The scientific study of insects
Gestate
To conceive and develop in the mind
Paradigm
A framework or model of thought
Entrepreneur
A person who organises and runs a business
Lucrative
Very profitable
Extravagant
Excessive
Avarice
Excessive greed
Glut
A surplus
Plethora
A surplus
Surfeit
A surplus
Destitute
Very poor
Affluent
Very wealthy
Opulent
Very wealthy
Munificent
Very generous
Parsimonious
Excessively cheap; stingy
Depreciation
A decrease in value
Remunerate
To compensate; a salary
Accord
A formal agreement
Enlighten
To illuminate
Appeasement
To grant concessions to maintain peace