More M&S Flashcards
Parable
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
Arbitrary
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion:
Interpretive
serving to interpret; explanatory.
Narrative
a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
Motif
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
Legend
an historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
Problematic
of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
Denote
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
Unspecified
not referred to or stated specifically
Fictitious
created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false:
Entity
something that has a real existence; thing:
Explicit
having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted:
Culture
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
Didactic
intended for instruction; instructive:
Malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
Specify
identify clearly and definitely.
Replete
filled or well-supplied with something.
Illustrative
serving as an example or explanation.
Distortion
the action of distorting or the state of being distorted.
Genealogy
a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.
Subservient
prepared to obey others unquestioningly.
Distinction
a difference or contrast between similar things or people.
