English Flashcards
A dead body
Cadaver (n)
A difference that is not equal or fair
Disproportion (n)
a high area of land or rock that sticks out into the sea
Promontory
A hole or empty space that is very big
Abyss (n)
a place or area that does not have something interesting or important
Deserted
A sentence with a subject and an opinion
Thesis
A state of near-unconsciousness
Stupor (n)
a structure attached to the entrance of a building that has a roof and that may or may not have walls
Porch
a way of appearing or behaving that suggests seriousness and self-control
Dignity
Abandoned, empty
Deserted (adj)
an event or a period of time when a person or group stays in a place and quietly waits, prays, etc., especially at night
Vigil
An object that is considered holy
Relic (n)
Brief at the end of a paragraph, which ties details and opinions back to the body thesis (and major thesis)
Summative Analysis
Main type of analysis– explains the evidence in connection with theme
General Analysis
Attached to the shore by a rope or anchor (refers to a boat)
Moored (adj)
Causing great pain or suffering
Torturous (adj)
Condition of being damaged in a way that is no longer good for people to live in
Desolation (n)
Describes someone who has died by being underwater for too long, unable to breathe
Drowned (adj)
Dirty, shabby, unpleasant
Squalid (adj)
Floating on the water without being tied down or controlled, usually lost
Adrift (adj)
giving or providing many desired things
Bountiful
Giving or using a large amount of something
Lavish (adj)
Honor, pride, seriousness, a way of behaving that shows self-control
Dignity (n)
In an essay, your opinion on something (AKA: interpretation, personal response, commentary, explication, insight, reflection)
Analysis
Not well know to most people
Obscure
Not wild, trained to obey people
Tame (adj)
Old, torn, damaged
Tattered (adj)
One of the legs of an animal that has many legs to grab things
Tentacle (n)
one of the long, flexible arms of an animal (such as an octopus) that are used for grabbing things and moving
Tentacles
Quality of providing many good things
Bountiful (adj)
Rude and disrespectful behavior
Insolence (n)
Someone or something that is annoying, or causes trouble or problems
Nuisance (n)
Something that is extremely complicated, like a maze
Labyrinth (n)
Something that is unnecessary or silly, lightheartedness
Frivolity (n)
Specific details (seen and heard), most often in the form of direct quotes from the text
Concrete Detail (CD)
The first sentence of a body paragpraph, which includes the subject of the paragraph and a main opinion (not a topic sentence, but more specific than a major thesis)
Body Thesis
The last paragraph in an essay, which can: summarize main ideas, relfect upon main ideas, add more commentary, personalize commentary (connections), make predictions, state final thoughts
Conclusion
The major idea of an essay, located in the introduction paragraph (usually at the end)
Major Thesis
The movement of the arms and hands, especially when speaking in an angry or emotional way
Gesticulation (n)
The power to give orders, make decisions, take control
Authority (n)
to die by being underwater too long and unable to breathe
Drowned
To make a low and continuous sound
Murmur (v)
To make something using existing materials
Improvise (v)
To shake because of fear, cold, etc.
Shudder (v)
Unpopular, not well-known to most people
Obscure (adj)
Very beautiful or impressive, very great
Magnificent (adj)
Very embarrased
Mortified (adj)
