Vocab Words Flashcards
Parable
A short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth.
Arbitrary
Subject to individual will or judgement without restriction.
Interpretive
Serving to interpret.
Narrative
A story or account of events or experiences whether true or fictional.
Motif
A recurring subject, theme, or idea.
Legend
A nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times.
Problematic
Of the nature of a problem.
Denote
To be a mark or sign of.
Unspecified
Not referred to or stated specifically.
Fictionous
Created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment.
Entity
Something that has a real existence.
Explicit
Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated.
Culture
Development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
Didactic
Intended for instruction.
Malevolent
Wishing evil or harm to another.
Specify
To mention or name specifically.
Replete
Abundantly supplied or provided.
Illustrative
Serving to illustrate.
Distortion
An act or instance of distorting.
Genealogy
A record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person.
Subservient
Serving or acting in a subordinate capacity.
Traditional
Of or relating to tradition.
Distinction
A marking off or distinguishing as different.
Clarify
To make clear or intelligible.
Pantheon
A domed circular temple in Rome.
