Vocab Lesson 9

Question 1

artifice

Answer 1

1. craftiness; trickery
2. cleverness; skill

Fred and George Weasley from Harry Potter required copious amounts of artifice to open their own joke shop independently at such young ages.

Question 2

artless

Answer 2

1. without deceit or cunning; natural; simple

the walls were bland and artless; they were plain and white and didn’t draw attention

2. crude; ignorant; uncultured

Tarzan was incredibly artless after living with the gorillas for years.

Question 3

artisan

Answer 3

a skilled craftsperson

the artisan crafted many objects that were useful for trade or decoration.

Question 4

ode

Answer 4

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

the girl wrote a detailed ode to her dog, who’s been her loyal best friend for years.

Question 5

parody

Answer 5

1. a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music

i watch people on youtube who makes comedic parodies of pop songs

2. to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect

the parody of the book was hilarious; i laughed until i cried when i read it.

Question 6

rhapsody

Answer 6

speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm

the autobiography was a rhapsody as the author described the thrill the rollercoaster at the famous amusement park that stopped at the climax of the ride created. the author described it in great excitement.

Question 7

incantation

Answer 7

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

“Avada kedavra!” is the incantation for the killing spell in Harry Potter than Voldemort uses on Harry.

Question 8

recant

Answer 8

to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known

the dishonest witness quickly recanted his earlier claim at court when he realized that the evidence refuted his testimony

Question 9

depict

Answer 9

1. to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture

my friend, a talented artist, depicts his feelings in his works of art.

2. to describe; to picture in words

the book series i recently finished reading depicts the life of an assassin that goes against her king for the greater good.

Question 10

pictograph

Answer 10

a picture or drawing representing words or ideas

in the game pictionary i drew many pictographs to try to depict a noun that was given to me.

Question 11

artifact

Answer 11

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

the archaeologist found multiple artifacts from 900 B.C. at an old site in Washington