Vocab Test Fri 25th

Question 1

Protagonist

Answer 1

the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

a person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing.

Question 4

Simile

Answer 4

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

Question 5

Allusion

Answer 5

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 6

Image

Answer 6

a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

Question 7

Alliteration

Answer 7

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 8

Foreshadowing

Answer 8

be a warning or indication of (a future event).

Question 9

Hyperbole

Answer 9

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 10

Point of View

Answer 10

the position from which something or someone is observed.

Question 11

Paradox

Answer 11

a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.

Question 12

Juxtaposition

Answer 12

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Question 13

Oxymoron

Answer 13

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).

Question 14

Parallelism

Answer 14

the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.

Question 15

Asyndeton

Answer 15

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

Question 16

Polysyndeton

Answer 16

the use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp where some might be omitted,

Question 17

Clause

Answer 17

a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.

Question 18

Phrase

Answer 18

a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

Question 19

Vignette

Answer 19

1. a brief evocative description, account, or episode.
   “a classic vignette of embassy life”
2. a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border.

Question 20

Stanza

Answer 20

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.

Question 21

Syntax

Answer 21

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Question 22

Diction

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Tone

Answer 23

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

Question 24

Voice

Answer 24

a particular opinion or attitude expressed.

Question 25

Repetition

Answer 25

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

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

Empathetic

Answer 27

showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Question 28

Condescending

Answer 28

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.

Question 29

Cynical

Answer 29

believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

Question 30

Detached

Answer 30

separate or disconnected.

Question 31

Earnest

Answer 31

resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

Question 32

Enigmatic

Answer 32

difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.

Question 33

Euphemistic

Answer 33

using or of the nature of a euphemism.

Question 34

Flippant

Answer 34

not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Question 35

Heroic

Answer 35

having the characteristics of a hero or heroine; very brave.

Question 36

Hyperbolic

Answer 36

relating to a hyperbola.
MATHEMATICS
(of a function, e.g., a cosine) having the same relation to a rectangular hyperbola as the unqualified function does to a circle.

Question 37

Observation

Answer 37

the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

Question 38

Interpretation

Answer 38

the action of explaining the meaning of something.

Question 39

Application

Answer 39

a formal request to an authority for something.

Question 40

Imply

Answer 40

strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated).

Question 41

Infer

Answer 41

deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Question 42

Annotation

Answer 42

a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.

Question 43

Connotation

Answer 43

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 44

Denotation

Answer 44

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.