Grade 9 Language Flashcards
Portmanteu
A word which is a blend of words
Malevolent
Wishing to do evil
Voyuerestic attraction to violence
Sexual pleasure of seeing harm
Existentialism
We gain morals by living and not through our nature
Archetypal
Very typical
Atavistic
Relating to ancient, ancestral
Primitive
Original, not evolved
Gratitiuous
Done without reason
Demoniacal
Relating to characteristics of a demon
Repugnant
Extremely distasteful
Homoerotic
Temporary desire of same sex activity
Epitome
The perfect example of something
Presbyterian Christianity
A form of Church with a group of elected elders
Sacrilegious
Violation of sacred people or things
Plethora
An execessive amount of something
Antithetical
Directly opposed
Multi-faceted
Having many sides
Diatribe
A verbal attack against something
Evangelicals
Christian belief humans were evil and had to beg for forgiveness from God
Double-entendre
Word with a double meaning
Hypocrisy
Claiming to have higher standards which is not the case
Transcendental
Relating to a spiritual realm
Trope
Metaphorical use of a word or expression
Anagnorisis
When a character learns another character’s true identity
Enigmatic
Mysterious
Didactic
In the role of a teacher
Zeitgeist
Defining the moods and ideas at the time
Allegory
Play with a hidden meaning
Denouement
The resolution to a play
Denouement
The resolution to a play
Epistolary
The form of letters
