exam Flashcards
ominous
adj: threatening, of bad omen
rampant
adj: running wild
solace
adj: comfort, v: to comfort
supple
adj: bending easily
suppress
v: to stop by force
abhor
v: to hate deeply
corrosive
adj: eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic
reprehensible
adj: deserving blame or punishment
turbulent
adj: violent; stormy
apathy
n: a lack of feeling
vociferous
adj: loud and noisy
deride
v: to ridicule
ingenuous
adj: innocent
quandary
n: a state of perplexity or doubt
allocate
v: designate for a special purpose
revel
v: to take great pleasure in, n: a wild celebration
deviate
v: stray from a norm, n: one who departs from a norm, adj: differing from a norm
exult
v: to rejoice greatly
palatable
adj: suitable for consumption
rancor
n: bitter resentment
contentious
adj: inclined to argue
crestfallen
adj: discouraged
disheveled
adj: disorderly
lamentable
adj: to be regretted or pitied
sonorous
adj: full in sound; impressive in style
dramatic irony
when the audience or reader knows something that the characters don’t
situational irony
when the opposite of what is expected happens, often to humorous effect
verbal irony
when you say the opposite of what you mean
3rd person limited
access to the thoughts and emotions of just one character
3rd person objective
neutral, unbiased narrator who doesn’t reveal the thoughts or feelings of the characters
3rd person omniscient
all knowing, and talks about all the characters emotions
juxtaposition
two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
simile
comparing 2 things with “as” or “than”
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not applicable
