Vocab 09 And 10 definition Flashcards
Incantation
-the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power to create a magical spell
Recant
-to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known
Parody
- a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music
- to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect
Context
- the parts before or after a word or statement that influence it’s meaning
- the circumstances surrounding an event or situation
Pretext
-a false reason put forward to conceal the true one
Mollify
-to calm, to make gentler or softer in feeling
Facsimile
-an exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc
Crescendo
-a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music
Pictograph
-a picture or drawing representing words or ideas
Ode
- a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet
Artisan
- a skilled crafts person
Depict
- to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture
- to describe; to picture in words
Efficacious
- effective as a means or remedy
Beneficence
- doing food or causing good to be done; kindly action
Artifice
- craftiness; trickery
- cleverness; skill
Artless
- without deceit or cunning; natural; simple
- crude; ignorant; uncultured
Artifact
- an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from a earlier period
Facile
- acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent
- sometimes it can also mean superficial, when something is too easily done.
Faction
- 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
Excrescence
- abnormal growth or outgrowth
Rhapsody
- speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
Accrue
- to come as a natural increase or advantage
- to accumulate over time
