Midterm 1 Flashcards
Purport
to profess or claim, often falsely; to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being
Credible
Worthy of belief or confidence; Trust worthy; Believable
Assertion
A positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason
Presume
To take for granted, assume or suppose
Contradictory
Assuming the opposite; Inconsistent, logically opposite
Pagan
Non-Christian
Carrion
Decaying flesh as food for scavenging animals
Pacifism
Belief that all violent is wrong
Disaffection
A state of feeling or being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them Discontent; Disillusionment
Weal
Well being
Sophistry
Unsound or misleading arguments
Extenuating
Lessening the seriousness of; Excusing
Intimation
Hint; Indirect suggestion
Superannuated
Too old or worn for further work
Interdiction
Prohibition; Restraint
Degradation
The condition or process of degrading or being degraded
Expeditiously
With efficient speed; Promptly
Potentates
People having greater power; Rules; Monarchs
Insurrection
Rebellion; Revolt
Machinations
Plots or schemes, especially ones with evil intent
Incredulously
In a manner that shows doubt or disbelief
Insuperable
Impossible to overcome; Insurmountable
Expostulate
Express strong disapproval or disagreement
To reason a person earnestly, objecting to the other persons actions
Impertinent
Not showing proper respect
Putrid
Decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell
Vile
Extremely unpleasant
Annotation
Note added to a text to explain
Theoretical
Based on theory; not proven
Prescribe
To sit down as a direction; To order medicine or treatment
Conviction
The state of being convinced; Firm belief
Tenacious
Stubborn; Persistent
Valiantly
With courage or determination
Personable
Having a pleasant appearance and manner
Sincerity
The quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy
Eminent
Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
Discrete
Careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, Especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment
Diligent
Having or showing care and conscientiousness in ones work or duties
Subjugation
The action of bringing someone or some thing under domination or control
Privileged
Having special rights, advantages, or immunities
Fellowships
Friendly association, especially with people who share one’s interest
diction (ld)
Word choice
Helps to establish the writers tone, Or attitude toward his or her subject or audience
Analyzing diction can help you identify the themes of writer wants to share
Tone (LD)
Authors attitude towards his or her subject
Irony (LD)
Words used to suggest the opposite of their regular meaning
Patterns (LD)
examples of repetition or parallelism
Direct characterization (LD)
When writer directly reveals a characters trait or traits
Indirect characterization (LD)
When a writer reveals traits by one of the following methods
Describing the characters actions and behavior
Presenting the characters words and thoughts
Describing the characters physical appearance
Showing how the character affects others
Heroic couplets (LD)
Sets of two lines in a poem
Each line has 10 syllables, and an alternating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
The two lines have the same and sound, so they rhyme
Can state a complete meaning or not
There are closed and enjambed couplets
Closed heroic couplet
Two line units of verse that do not extend their sense beyond the lines end
Ex.
Both must like from heaven derive their light
These born to judge, as well as those to write
Enjambed heroic couplet
Do not state a complete meaning, rather the meaning continues in subsequent lines
Ex.
The outside of her garments were of lawn,
The lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn
