Nine Flashcards
exquisite
of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry.
acquiescing
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent
complicated syntax
Syntax and diction are closely related. Diction refers to the choice of words in a particular situation, while syntax determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. More often than not, adopting a complex diction means a complex syntactic structure of sentences, and vice versa.
allusion
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
distortion
an act or instance of distorting.
illustrious
highly distinguished; renowned; famous
jocular
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious
bivouac
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
caldron
a large kettle or boiler.
Yankee
of, relating to, or characteristic of a Yankee or Yankees
uncosmopolitan
not free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
verity
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality
grope
to feel about with the hands; feel one’s way
placid
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
covert
concealed; secret; disguised.
protracted
to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
syntactic inversion
Inversion, also called anastrophe, in literary style and rhetoric, the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as, in English, the placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divine”), a verb before its subject (“Came the dawn”)
informal tone
may include slang, figures of speech, broken syntax, asides and so on
devious
departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect
preposterous
completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish
