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Vocab Quiz 2 Flashcards

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Antagonist

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The person in conflict with the protagonist

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Archetype

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A very typical example of a person or thing

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Cultural Symbol

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A symbol that has meaning within a specific culture

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Conventional Symbol

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A symbol well known throughout society

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Contextual Symbol

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Symbols that only exist within the context of a story

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Denouement

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The resolution

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Dynamic Character

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A character that changes throughout the story

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Static Character

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A character that stays the same within the story

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Epiphany

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A sudden flash of insight

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Exposition

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The insertion of background information into a story, particularly at the beginning

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Flashback

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A scene that takes place before the story starts and typically interrupts the chronological order of the story

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Foreshadowing

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A hint as to what will occur later in the story

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Microcosm

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A small universe

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Narrator

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The person whose point of view the story is told from

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Novella

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A short novel or a long short story

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POV

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the narrator’s position in relation to the story that is being told

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Protagonist

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The main character/ the character the reader is rooting for

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Round characters

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Characters that are given many descriptors

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Flat characters

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Characters that are given one or few descriptors

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Setting

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The time and location in which a story takes place

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Stream of conciousness

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When a writer takes the point of view of a first-person character and gives us all the thoughts running through their head.

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Style

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The way the author writes the story

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Theme

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the general idea or insight the entire story reveals

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Tone

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the general character or attitude of a piece of writing

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Understatement

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The presentation of something being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally

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acronym

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

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affix

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To attach something

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coinage

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the invention of new words or phrases

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colloquial

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Typical of informal language usage; conversational

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diminutive

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Extremely small; tiny

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metonymy

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

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oxymoron

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An expression that contains contradictory terms

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palindrome

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

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portmanteau word

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

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spoonerism

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

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apprehensive

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Anxious or fearful of the future; uneasy

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categorical

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without exception or qualification; absolute

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conclusive

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

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dubious

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Doubtful; questionable as to quality or validity;

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indeterminate

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not capable of being determined or established
Lacking precision or clarity; vague

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precarious

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Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability

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qualm

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A sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action

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tentative

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Uncertain; not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional

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unequivocal

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Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding

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vacillate

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to swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another

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beguile

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to charm delightfully
to deceive skillfully

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benevolent

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Wishing to do good; kind; characterized by helpful intentions

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior; propriety

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demeanor

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how one presents oneself; one’s manner

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feral

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wild and untamed; savage

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ignoble

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mean, dishonorable, or unethical; not noble in character

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mores

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the accepted standards and customs of a social group

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provincial

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relating to areas that are far from large cities or capitals
Not sophisticated, fashionable, or informed; culturally limited
limited or narrow in perspective

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unseemly

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unfitting and inappropriate; grossly improper

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wily

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cunning; full of trickery or intentions to decieve

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aggrandize

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to make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

to exaggerate, or make something seem greater than it is

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exorbitance

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extreme unreasonable expense or price

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grandiose

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Trying to seem important; characterized by pretended grandeur

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gratuitous

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Unnecessary; unjustified

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intemperate

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Excessive; lacking moderation

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multifarious

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Having great variety; diverse

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opulence

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Wealth; affluence
Great abundance, often to excess; lavishness

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profligate

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recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant

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Satiate

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to fully satisfy an appetite or desire

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Surfeit

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an excessive amount

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assertive

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Acting with confidence and force; sure of one’s self

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Brazen

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extremely bold; shamelessly rude or defiant

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complaisant

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wanting to please; willing to do what pleases others; cheerfully obliging

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docile

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gentle; easily manageable or teachable; tame

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flamboyant

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Showy, flashy, vivid or dramatic

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intrepid

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fearless; having unwavering courage

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mellow

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Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing
to become more relaxed or pleasant

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pacific

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of a peaceful nature; calm

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strident

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loud, harsh, grading, or shrill

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unabashed

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unembarrased; composed

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affect

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to influence; to change
to put on a false show or display of

feeling or emotion, especially as shown in facial expressions or body language

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effect

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A result

to bring about

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depredation

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A predatory attack; a raid
damage, destruction, or loss

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deprivation

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the state of lacking or doing without something; loss

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disinterested

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impartial; free of bias or self-interest in an outcome

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uninterested

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without interest; having no interest or concern in a matter

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emigrate

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to leave one country or region and settle in another

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immigrate

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to settle in a country or region where one is not native

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precede

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to come before

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proceed

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to go forward or onward

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