Vocab #14 Flashcards
Antagonist
(n) someone who offers opposition
Protagonist
(n) the principal character in a work of fiction; struggles against an obstacle
Epilogue
(n) a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
Legacy
(n) a gift of personal property in a will
Lore
(n) knowledge gained through tradition or stories
Etymology
(n) the history of a word
Alibi
(n) a defense by an accused person that supposedly shows how he
or she could not have committed a particular crime
Inference
(n) a conclusion drawn based on circumstantial evidence or by logical judgment
Idiom
(n) an expression whose meaning cannot be known by the words
that make it up (“You hit the nail on the head.”)
Imagery
(n) mental pictures or sensations formed in response to words
(n) someone who offers opposition
Antagonist
(n) the principal character in a work of fiction; struggles against an obstacle
Protagonist
(n) a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
Epilogue
(n) a gift of personal property in a will
Legacy
(n) knowledge gained through tradition or stories
Lore
