Othello quiz 2 Flashcards
accentuate
stress or single out as important
stress or single out as important
accentuate
allude
make an indirect reference to
make an indirect reference to
allude
ascertain
learn or discover with confidence
learn or discover with confidence
ascertain
chronicle
a record or narrative description of past events
a record or narrative description of past events
chronicle
condescend
show feelings of superiority
show feelings of superiority
condescend
elicit
means to draw out a response, reaction, or feeling from someone
intentionally influencing another character to reveal or experience something, often for their own ulterior motive
to draw out something, such as information or a response
elicit
enumerate
specify individually; means to list or mention things one by one
specify individually; means to list or mention things one by one
enumerate
evoke
to call up or produce a particular feeling, memory, or image
a way to conjure up or stir emotions and thoughts in the characters
to call up or produce a particular feeling, memory, or image
evoke
extrapolate
draw from specific cases for more general cases
draw from specific cases for more general cases
extrapolate
invoke
request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
invoke
impel
urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate
urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate
impel
express or state indirectly
imply
imply
express or state indirectly
inundate
fill or cover completely, usually with water
fill or cover completely, usually with water
inundate
infer
conclude by reasoning
lambast
criticize severely or angrily
conclude by reasoning
infer
criticize severely or angrily
lambast
lampoon
To ridicule or make fun of someone,
To ridicule or make fun of someone,
lampoon
reflect deeply on a subject
muse
muse
reflect deeply on a subject
provide support for
patronize
patronize
provide support for
postulate
maintain or assert
to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary
maintain or assert
postulate
satirize
To mock or ridicule someone or something, often with the intent of exposing flaws or foolishness
To mock or ridicule someone or something, often with the intent of exposing flaws or foolishness
satirize
elicit vs evoke
“Elicit” means to draw out a response, reaction, or feeling from someone “evoke” means to call up or produce a particular feeling, memory, or image
