Final Vocab 9H

Question 1

Affable

Answer 1

Friendly

Question 2

Adversary

Answer 2

Opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute.

Question 3

Assimilation

Answer 3

the process of becoming more likè a culture or sub-group of the
population

Question 4

Animosity

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Hatred

Question 5

Augment

Answer 5

Make greater

Question 6

Aversion

Answer 6

a feeling of dislike toward something

Question 7

Conciliatory

Answer 7

Intended to reconcile

Question 8

Deferred

Answer 8

Delayed or postponed

Question 9

Disparage

Answer 9

to represent as being worthless; belittle

Question 10

Felonious

Answer 10

Evil; wicked

Question 11

Fickle

Answer 11

Erratic changeableness or instability

Question 12

Enmity

Answer 12

Deep-seated, often mutual hatred or ill will.

Question 13

Grievance

Answer 13

Complaint

Question 14

Hubris

Answer 14

excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance

Question 15

Ignominy

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Public shame

Question 16

Indictment

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Strong disapproval

Question 17

Magnanimous

Answer 17

Kind and generous

Question 18

Martyr

Answer 18

A person who sacrifices something of great value for the sake of principle.

Question 19

Myriad

Answer 19

A countless or extremely great number

Question 20

Ominous

Answer 20

foreboding or foreshadowing evil

Question 21

direct characterization

Answer 21

the author tells the reader what a character is like

Question 22

indirect characterization

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the author shows the reader what the character is like through their actions

Question 23

Setting

Answer 23

time and place

Question 24

pensive

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engaged in deep or serious thought

Question 25

pugnacious

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having an argumentative nature

Question 26

prowess

Answer 26

expertise in a particular activity

Question 27

shrew

Answer 27

an ill-tempered, scolding woman

Question 28

toil

Answer 28

to work hard and long

Question 29

Part of speech of adversary

Answer 29

noun

Question 30

Part of speech of affable

Answer 30

adjective

Question 31

Part of speech of animosity

Answer 31

noun

Question 32

part of speech of assimilation

Answer 32

noun

Question 33

part of speech of augment

Answer 33

verb

Question 34

part of speech of aversion

Answer 34

noun

Question 35

Part of speech of conciliatory

Answer 35

adjective

Question 36

Part of speech of deferred

Answer 36

adjective

Question 37

Part of speech of disparage

Answer 37

verb

Question 38

Part of speech of enmity

Answer 38

noun

Question 39

Part of speech of felonious

Answer 39

adjective

Question 40

Part of speech of grievance

Answer 40

noun

Question 41

Part of speech of hubris

Answer 41

noun

Question 42

Part of speech of ignominy

Answer 42

noun

Question 43

Part of speech of indictment

Answer 43

noun

Question 44

Part of speech of Magnanimous

Answer 44

adjective

Question 45

Part of speech of martyr

Answer 45

noun

Question 46

Part of speech of ominous

Answer 46

adjective

Question 47

Part of speech of pensive

Answer 47

adjective

Question 48

part of speech of pugnacious

Answer 48

adjective

Question 49

part of speech of prowess

Answer 49

noun

Question 50

Part of speech of shrew

Answer 50

noun

Question 51

Part of speech of toil

Answer 51

verb

Question 52

theme

Answer 52

"moral" of the story, main lesson that can be learned

Question 53

conflict (4 types)

Answer 53

Man vs Man Man vs Self Man vs Nature Man vs Society

Question 54

mood

Answer 54

atmosphere of narrative

Question 55

tone

Answer 55

author's attitude towards audience

Question 56

imagery

Answer 56

visually descriptive or figurative language

Question 57

symbolism (list 4 types)

Answer 57

objects, characters, events, places

Question 58

metaphor

Answer 58

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. no like/as

Question 59

simile

Answer 59

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid uses like or as

Question 60

foreshadowing

Answer 60

a warning or indication of a future event

Question 61

satire

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Question 62

Sonnet

Answer 62

a poem of fourteen lines

Question 63

Sonnet rhyme scheme

Answer 63

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Question 64

Oxymoron

Answer 64

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Question 65

Allusion

Answer 65

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. references can be to mythology, history, people, etc

Question 66

Personification

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

Question 67

Irony

Answer 67

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Question 68

Verbal irony

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An individual or group says one thing, but means the opposite

Question 69

dramatic irony

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the audience knows something, but some characters don't

Question 70

comic relief

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comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections

Question 71

monologue

Answer 71

a long speech by one actor

Question 72

soliloquy

Answer 72

a character speaks to themself

Question 73

aside

Answer 73

a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

Question 74

hyperbole

Answer 74

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.