Vocab Quiz 1

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

The person in conflict with the protagonist

Question 2

Conventional Symbol

Answer 2

Symbols that are well known throughout society

Question 3

Contextual Symbol

Answer 3

Symbols that only exist within the context of a story

Question 4

Cultural Symbol

Answer 4

A symbol that has meaning within a specific culture

Question 5

Denouement

Answer 5

The resolution of the story

Question 6

Dynamic Characters

Answer 6

A character that changes throughout the story

Question 7

Epiphany

Answer 7

A sudden flash of insight

Question 8

Exposition

Answer 8

The insertion of background information within a story

Question 9

Flashback

Answer 9

A scene that takes place before the story begins and usually interrupts the chronological order of the story

Question 10

Foreshadowing

Answer 10

A hint as to what will occur later in the story

Question 11

Microcosm

Answer 11

A small universe

Question 12

Protagonist

Answer 12

The main character/the character the reader is rooting for

Question 13

Setting

Answer 13

The time and location a story takes place

Question 14

Static Characters

Answer 14

A character that does not change within the story

Question 15

Acronym

Answer 15

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

Question 16

Affix

Answer 16

To attach something

Question 17

Coinage

Answer 17

The invention of new words or phrases

Question 18

Colloquial

Answer 18

Typical of informal language usage; conversational

Question 19

Diminutive

Answer 19

Extremely small; tiny

Question 20

Metonymy

Answer 20

A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

Question 21

Oxymoron

Answer 21

An expression that contains contradictory terms

Question 22

Palindrome

Answer 22

A word or expression that is spelled the same backward and forward

Question 23

Portmanteau word

Answer 23

A word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

Question 24

Spoonerism

Answer 24

An often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words

Question 25

Apprehensive

Answer 25

Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

Question 26

Categorical

Answer 26

Without exception or qualification; absolute

Question 27

Conclusive

Answer 27

Decisive; putting an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty

Question 28

Dubious

Answer 28

Doubtful; uncertain; questionable as to quality or validity

Question 29

Indeterminate

Answer 29

A) Not capable of being determined or established; not precisely known
B) Lacking clarity of precision; vague

Question 30

Precarious

Answer 30

Based on uncertain or questionable premises

Question 31

Qualm

Answer 31

A sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action

Question 32

Tentative

Answer 32

Uncertain; Not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional

Question 33

Unequivocal

Answer 33

Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding

Question 34

Vacillate

Answer 34

To swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another

Question 35

Beguile

Answer 35

A) to charm; to delight
B) To deceive skillfully

Question 36

Benevolent

Answer 36

Wishing to do good; kindly; characterized by helpful intentions

Question 37

Decorum

Answer 37

Appropriateness of behavior; propriety

Question 37

Decorum

Answer 37

Appropriateness of behavior; propriety

Question 38

Demeanor

Answer 38

The way one behaves or presents oneself; one’s manner

Question 39

Feral

Answer 39

Wild and untamed; savage

Question 40

Ignoble

Answer 40

Mean, unethical, or dishonorable; not noble in character

Question 41

Mores

Answer 41

Accepted standards and customs of a social group

Question 42

Provincial

Answer 42

A) Relating to areas that are far from large cities or capitals
B) Not sophisticated, fashionable, or informed; culturally limited
C) Limited or narrow in perspective

Question 43

Unseemly

Answer 43

Unfitting and inappropriate; grossly improper

Question 44

Wily

Answer 44

Cunning; full of trickery or intentions to decieve