Week 5 Flashcards
Vocabulary terms including "protagonist," "antagonist," and terms from chapter one of Deathwatch -- week 5
Verb; To bend close to the ground with knees bent; Ben ~~~ed behind a boulder and watched this man get into position on his stomach; The cat ~~~ed low before pouncing on the mouse.
crouch
Noun; Great strength or extreme degree of something; There was an ~~~ in his eyes far beyond that of just hunting a sheep; She studied with such ~~~ that she forgot the time.
intensity
Noun; An individual example of something, especially when used for study or display; So, naturally, I want a good ~~~, a ram with a really good rack I can be proud of; The scientist collected a ~~~ of the plant for analysis.
specimen
Verb; To follow or approach quietly and carefully, usually in order to catch; … and risk your life ~~~ing one of the smartest and wariest animals in the world; The tiger was ~~~ing its prey through the jungle.
stalk
Adjective; Not clear or sharply defined; blurred; The heat around it made it seem as though it were underwater, the shape of it wavery and ~~~; Without my glasses, the words on the page are ~~~.
indistinct
Adjective; Very large in size or amount; The sound of the gun was absolutely ~~~; The elephant is an ~~~ animal.
enormous
The main character in a story. He/she is often a hero but sometimes is not. He/she can also be the story’s narrator.
protagonist
A character who stands in the way of the protagonist’s movement in the story. Often, this is a villain, but it does not have to be.
antagonist
crouch
Verb; To bend close to the ground with knees bent; Ben ~~~ed behind a boulder and watched this man get into position on his stomach; The cat ~~~ed low before pouncing on the mouse.
intensity
Noun; Great strength or extreme degree of something; There was an ~~~ in his eyes far beyond that of just hunting a sheep; She studied with such ~~~ that she forgot the time.
specimen
Noun; An individual example of something, especially when used for study or display; So, naturally, I want a good ~~~, a ram with a really good rack I can be proud of; The scientist collected a ~~~ of the plant for analysis.
stalk
Verb; To follow or approach quietly and carefully, usually in order to catch; … and risk your life ~~~ing one of the smartest and wariest animals in the world; The tiger was ~~~ing its prey through the jungle.
indistinct
Adjective; Not clear or sharply defined; blurred; The heat around it made it seem as though it were underwater, the shape of it wavery and ~~~; Without my glasses, the words on the page are ~~~.
enormous
Adjective; Very large in size or amount; The sound of the gun was absolutely ~~~; The elephant is an ~~~ animal.
protagonist
The main character in a story. He/she is often a hero but sometimes is not. He/she can also be the story’s narrator.
