vocab 12

Question 1

historical allusion

Answer 1

allusion of historical reference

Question 2

despairing

Answer 2

showing the loss of all hope.

Question 3

contempt

Answer 3

the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Question 4

bewilderment

Answer 4

a feeling of being perplexed and confused.

Question 5

narration

Answer 5

the action or process of narrating a story.

Question 6

description

Answer 6

a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.

Question 7

definition

Answer 7

an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something

Question 8

classification

Answer 8

the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Question 9

process analysis

Answer 9

a method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something

Question 10

mode of composition

Answer 10

the four traditional categories of written texts: narration, description, exposition, and argument

Question 11

extirpated

Answer 11

root out and destroy completely.

Question 12

extolled

Answer 12

praise enthusiastically.

Question 13

extorted

Answer 13

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.

Question 14

exalted

Answer 14

(of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.

Question 15

enumeration

Answer 15

the action of mentioning a number of things one by one.

Question 16

interrogative

Answer 16

ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally.

Question 17

imperative

Answer 17

giving an authoritative command; peremptory.