Vocab 09 And 10 definition

Question 1

Incantation

Answer 1

-the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power to create a magical spell

Question 2

Recant

Answer 2

-to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known

Question 3

Parody

Answer 3

• a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music

- to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect

Question 4

Context

Answer 4

• the parts before or after a word or statement that influence it’s meaning
• the circumstances surrounding an event or situation

Question 5

Pretext

Answer 5

-a false reason put forward to conceal the true one

Question 6

Mollify

Answer 6

-to calm, to make gentler or softer in feeling

Question 7

Facsimile

Answer 7

-an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc

Question 8

Crescendo

Answer 8

-a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music

Question 9

Pictograph

Answer 9

-a picture or drawing representing words or ideas

Question 10

Ode

Answer 10

• a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet

Question 11

Artisan

Answer 11

• a skilled crafts person

Question 12

Depict

Answer 12

• to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture

- to describe; to picture in words

Question 13

Efficacious

Answer 13

• effective as a means or remedy

Question 14

Beneficence

Answer 14

• doing food or causing good to be done; kindly action

Question 15

Artifice

Answer 15

• craftiness; trickery

- cleverness; skill

Question 16

Artless

Answer 16

• without deceit or cunning; natural; simple

- crude; ignorant; uncultured

Question 17

Artifact

Answer 17

• an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from a earlier period

Question 18

Facile

Answer 18

• acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent

- sometimes it can also mean superficial, when something is too easily done.

Question 19

Faction

Answer 19

• a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government
• conflict within an organization or nation
• a small group whose interests run counter to those of a larger group of which they are a part

Question 20

Excrescence

Answer 20

• abnormal growth or outgrowth

Question 21

Rhapsody

Answer 21

• speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

Question 22

Accrue

Answer 22

• to come as a natural increase or advantage

- to accumulate over time