Quarter 1 Vocab

Question 1

Anaphora

Answer 1

The use of a word to replace another word to avoid repetition

Question 2

Malapropism

Answer 2

Using the incorrect word that sounds like the correct work

Question 3

Non sequitur

Answer 3

Statement has little relevance to what was said previously

Question 4

Ballad

Answer 4

Poem narrating a story with short stanzas

Question 5

Sonnet

Answer 5

Poem of 14 lines using formal rhyme schemes often 10 syllables per line in english.

Question 6

Octaves

Answer 6

An 8 line stanza or poem often a iambic pentameter

Question 7

Meter

Answer 7

Repetition in the rhythm (Most used example: Iambic pentameter)

Question 8

Enjambed stanzas

Answer 8

Contentious of the sentence from one line to another without punctuation

Question 9

Lionized

Answer 9

give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.

Question 10

Conciliatory

Answer 10

intended or likely to placate or pacify. (appease someone’s anger)

Question 11

Dispassionate

Answer 11

not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.

Question 12

Pretentious

Answer 12

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

Question 13

Impassioned

Answer 13

filled with or showing great emotion.

Question 14

Subversive

Answer 14

seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.

Question 15

Paradoxical

Answer 15

seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.

Question 16

Cliche

Answer 16

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

Question 17

Affected

Answer 17

-influenced or touched by an external factor.
- artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress

Question 18

Aberrant

Answer 18

departing from an accepted standard.

Question 19

Resignation

Answer 19

-an act of retiring or giving up a position.
-the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.

Question 20

Fatigued

Answer 20

-cause (someone) to feel tired or exhausted.
-weaken (a material, especially metal) by repeated variations of stress.

Question 21

Bedeviled

Answer 21

-(of something bad) cause great and continual trouble too.
-(of a person) torment or harass.

Question 22

Pedantry

Answer 22

excessive concern with minor details and rules.

Question 23

Pronouncement

Answer 23

a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

Question 24

Maxim

Answer 24

a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

Question 25

Frivolous

Answer 25

-not having any serious purpose or value.
-(of a person) carefree and not serious.

Question 26

Affluent

Answer 26

-(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.
-(of water) flowing freely or in great quantity.

Question 27

Ostentatious

Answer 27

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Question 28

Didactic

Answer 28

-intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
-in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.

Question 29

Obliquely

Answer 29

-not in a direct way; indirectly.
- in an oblique direction; slantwise.

Question 30

Wry

Answer 30

-using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor.
-(of a person’s face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.