Vocab List 1

Question 1

allocation

Answer 1

the action or process of allocating or distributing something

Question 2

ascetic

Answer 2

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence

Question 3

beguile

Answer 3

charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way

Question 4

crass

Answer 4

lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence

Question 5

defray

Answer 5

provide money to pay (a cost or expense)

Question 6

dint

Answer 6

an impression or hollow in a surface

Question 7

enjoin

Answer 7

instruct or urge (someone) to do something

Question 8

envoy

Answer 8

a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic misson

Question 9

interloper

Answer 9

a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong

Question 10

vicarious

Answer 10

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

Question 11

perspective

Answer 11

a view or prospect

Question 12

point of view

Answer 12

a particular attitude or way of considering a matter

Question 13

first-person

Answer 13

narrator is telling the story from their own point of view

Question 14

second-person

Answer 14

narrator refers to the reader as you

Question 15

third-person limited

Answer 15

the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of a single character

Question 16

third person omniscient

Answer 16

an all seeing narrator

Question 17

tone

Answer 17

the general character or attitude of place, piece of writing situation

Question 18

mood

Answer 18

a temporary state of mind or feeling

Question 19

free indirect style

Answer 19

a balance between third person and first person writing style

Question 20

setting

Answer 20

the place or surroundings of where an event takes place

Question 21

diction

Answer 21

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Question 22

irony

Answer 22

the expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite

Question 23

dramatic

Answer 23

sudden and striking

Question 24

situational

Answer 24

relating to or dependent on a set of circumstances or state of affairs

Question 25

verbal

Answer 25

relating to or in the form of words

Question 26

theme

Answer 26

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

Question 27

imagery

Answer 27

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work