Key vocabulary for essays

Question 1

Protagonist

Answer 1

Leading character who is portrayed positively

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

Someone who is opposed to an idea

Question 3

Myriad

Answer 3

A lot

Question 4

Asserts

Answer 4

State a fact or belief confidently or forcefully (says)

Question 5

Employs

Answer 5

Uses

Question 6

Crafts

Answer 6

to make

Question 7

Egregious

Answer 7

Outstandingly bad

Question 8

Esoteric

Answer 8

Obscure/understood by only a small amount of people

Question 9

Substantiate

Answer 9

Prove

Question 10

Tenuous

Answer 10

Weak or fragile

Question 11

Engenders

Answer 11

Causes

Question 12

Salient

Answer 12

important

Question 13

erroneous

Answer 13

incorrect

Question 14

Galvanize

Answer 14

motivates

Question 15

Elucidate

Answer 15

explain

Question 16

Advantageous

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favourable

Question 17

caustic

Answer 17

mean/harsh

Question 18

reasons

Answer 18

think

Question 19

Perfunctory

Answer 19

hasty and careless

Question 20

Literary construct

Answer 20

A character created by the writer to portray a certain message

Question 21

Dénouement

Answer 21

A message expressed by the play that the audience leaves with

Question 22

paramount

Answer 22

Extremely important, supreme in power

Question 23

benevolent

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kind

Question 24

fickle

Answer 24

easily manipulated or controlled

Question 25

uncouth

Answer 25

lacking good manners

Question 26

decadent

Answer 26

moral decline/ immoral