Springboard Unit 1 Flashcards
apparel
(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on,
dress up
a. SYNONYMS: (n.) attire, garments; (v.) deck out
b. ANTONYMS: (v. undress, unclothe, strip, denude
dispatch
:(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message;
promptness, speed; the act of killing
a. SYNONYMS: (v.) slay; (n.) report, communication
b. ANTONYMS: (v.) recall, withhold
besiege
(v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
a. SYNONYMS: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound
compress
(v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
a. SYNONYMS: (v.) condense, shrink, shorten
i. ANTONYMS: (v.) enlarge, swell
denounce
(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
a. SYNONYMS: criticize, censure
b. ANTONYMS: hail, acclaim
douse
(v.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
a. SYNONYMS: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
b. ANTONYMS: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite
expressly
: (adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
a. SYNONYMS: pointedly, explicitly
b. ANTONYMS: implicitly, accidentally
famished
: (adj., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something
a. SYNONYMS: hungry, starving, ravenous
b. ANTONYMS: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated
forsake
(v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
a. SYNONYMS: desert, disown
b. ANTONYMS: keep, hold on to, stand by
gainful
(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
a. SYNONYMS: moneymaking, paying
b. ANTONYMS: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying
immense
(adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
a. SYNONYMS: vast, immeasurable, gigantic
b. ANTONYMS: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal
inept
(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness
a. SYNONYMS: clumsy, unskilled, incompetent
b. ANTONYMS: skillful, accomplished, adroit
ingenious
(adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness;
clever
a. SYNONYMS: imaginative, resourceful
b. ANTONYMS: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive
instantaneous
(adj.) done in an instant; immediate
a. SYNONYMS prompt, quick, speedy
b. ANTONYMS: delayed, slow, gradua
irk
: (v:) to annoy, trouble, make weary
a. SYNONYMS: bother, irritate, vex
b. ANTONYMS: please, delight, cheer
libel
: (n.) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person
about whom it is made; (v:) to write or publish such a statement
a. SYNONYMS: (n.) slur; (v:) smear, defame
misgiving
: (n.) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
a. SYNONYMS: worry, qualm, hesitation
b. ANTONYMS: feeling of confidence, assurance
oaf
(n.) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
a. SYNONYMS: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout
recede
: (v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant The town residents must
wait for the flood waters to before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind.
a. SYNONYMS: retreat, go back, back up
b. ANTONYMS: advance, come closer
repast
(n.) a meal, food
a. SYNONYM: victuals
cause and effect
the reason something happens and the result of it happening
conflict
a struggle between opposing forces (either with their own emotions/needs or with an outside force)
coherence
the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in you writing and speaking
connotation
the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word
denotation
the literal or dictionary definition of a word
internal conflict
a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
external conflict
a struggle between a character and an outside force
short story
a work of fiction that presents a sequence of events, or plot, that deals with a conflict
plot
the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel
foreshadowing
clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot
metaphor
a comparison of 2 unlike things WITHOUT using the words like or as
personification
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
personal narrative
story based on one’s own life and told in the FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
point of view (POV)
the perspective from which a story is told
sequence
the order in which things happen or should happen
incident
the central piece of action that is the focus of the narrative
response
the immediate emotions and actions associated with the incidents
reflection
a description that explores the significance of the incident
simile
a comparison of 2 unlike things using LIKE or AS
transitions
words or phrases used to connect ideas together
exposition
the beginning of a story (introduces the characters and setting)
rising action
the buildup (the events in the story leading up to the climax; this is where the conflict is developed)
climax
the most suspenseful moment in the story
falling action
the events in the story leading to the resolution (the conflict is being resolved)
resolution
the end of the story (the conflict has been resolved)
theme
a universal lesson or message explored throughout a work of literature, the moral of a story
