English midterm Flashcards
deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
bereft
to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
gibe
a hint, indirect suggestion
intimation
wealthy, luxurious; ample
opulent
easily bent, flexible; easily influence
pliable
not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
unkempt
word for word; exactly as written or spoken
verbatim
Danger
jeopardy
Peaceable, friendly
amicable
Extremely careful; particular about details
meticulous
A longing for something past; homesickness
nostalgic
The purest essence or form of something
quintessence
Lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
tepid
To compel, force
coerce
a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
demise
To think about in a a dreamy, ponder
muse
So unimportant that it can be disregarded
negligible
To make permanent or long lasting
perpetuate
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
precedent
To find out
ascertain
A temporary stay; to stay for a time
sojourn
To give or pass on as an inheritance
bequeath
To erase, obliterate, destroy
expunge
Having limits; lasting for a limited time
finite
Spiteful, showing ill will
malevolent
Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
supercilious
unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
altruistic
mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
clemency
a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
dearth
shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
diffident
fierce and cruel; agressive; deadly, destructive
truculent
extremely poisonous; spiteful
virulent
To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
brandish
skillful, nimble
deft
to include or contain
rampant
deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
destitute
meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
officious
to comfort, console; comfort, relief
solace
To change in a formal way; to change for the better
amend
To involve in; to connect with or be related to
implicate
A strict discriplinarian
martinet
Deserving blame or punishment
reprehensible
Filthy, wretched, debased
squalid
Loud and noisy; compelling attention
vociferous
strong dislike; bitter hostility
animosity
having great variety; numerous and diverse
multifarious
stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
parsimonious
to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
stultify
a state of perplexity or doubt
quandary
smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
suave
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Allusion
the repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
Act of creating and developing a character
Characterization
Set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning
Connotation
Its dictionary definition, independent of other associations that the word way have
Denotation
An author’s choice of words, especially with regard to range of vocabulary, use of slang and colloquial language, and level of formality
Diction
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
Hyperbole
The description or figurative language used in literature to create words pictures for the reader
Imagery
The general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality, or expectation and result
Irony
writing specific to a particular geographic setting
Local Color
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of a shtoug it were something else
Metaphor
A long speech by one character that, unlike a soliloquy, is addressed to another character or characters
Monologue
A combination of words that contradict each other
Oxymoron
Statement that seems to contradict but actually presents a truth
Paradox
a humorous imitation of an established work
Parody
A type of figurative language that in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
Personification
A literary work that ridicules the foolishness and faults of individuals, an institution, society, or even humanity in general
Satire
A figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items
Simile
A long speech expressing thethoughts of a character alone on stage
Soliloquy
