ILA Vocab 3

Question 1

Satire

Answer 1

a literary technique that pokes fun at someone or something in order to make a point (to cause change)

Question 2

Allegory

Answer 2

a literary work in which everything represents something else; the entire work has an underlying deeper meaning; everything is symbolic

Question 3

Fable

Answer 3

a literary work in which the main characters are typically animals; usually teaches a lesson

Question 4

Totalitarianism

Answer 4

a form of government in which the many are governed by one person or one group

Question 5

Utopia

Answer 5

a perfect society

Question 6

Communism

Answer 6

an economic system in which everything is divided and shared equally and people work according to their ability

Question 7

Preeminent

Answer 7

superior, supreme, distinguished

Question 8

Knacker

Answer 8

the “glue factory” where animals are killed and used for products

Question 9

Ensconce

Answer 9

to settle comfortably in a secure place

Question 10

Indefatigable

Answer 10

untiring; persevering; inexhaustible

Question 11

Enmity

Answer 11

a feeling of hostility; hatred; animosity

Question 12

Repose

Answer 12

a state of rest from work or activity

Question 13

Retinue

Answer 13

a body of assistants or servants attending an important person

Question 14

Aloof

Answer 14

at a distance; apart

Question 15

Maxim

Answer 15

a brief expression of a principle or rule of conduct
(Ex: An apple a day keeps the doctor away; Four legs good, two legs bad)

Question 16

Thresh

Answer 16

to separate the grains and seeds from the straw

Question 17

Capitulate

Answer 17

to give up resistance; to surrender

Question 18

Apathy

Answer 18

lack of interest; indifference
Apathetic (adj)

Question 19

Tractable

Answer 19

easily managed or controlled; docile; manageable

Question 20

Ignominious

Answer 20

humiliating; disgraceful; dishonorable; shameful

Question 21

Impromptu

Answer 21

done without previous preparation; spontaneous

Question 22

Posthumously

Answer 22

something that happens after one’s death
Posthumous (adj)

Question 23

Blithely

Answer 23

joyously; merrily; cheerfully
Blithe (adj)

Question 24

Pretext

Answer 24

a fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one; an excuse

Question 25

Complicity

Answer 25

the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing
Complicit (adj)

Question 26

Superannuated

Answer 26

too old for work; retired

Question 27

Solicitor

Answer 27

lawyer

Question 28

Flog

Answer 28

to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment

Question 29

Countenance

Answer 29

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

Question 30

Frugal

Answer 30

cheap; sparing with money