Word_Focus_midterm Flashcards
Artificial
Man-made, not natural
Biscuit
A flat, thin, dry cake
Bollocks
Someone of bad character; also a rude word meaning “nonsense”
Christ
In this story, an informal (sometimes offensive) swear word or exclamation, used to express or anger
Dartboard
A round board with numbers on it, used in the game of darts (the bull’s eye is the centre of the dartboard)
Giggle (v.)
To laugh in a silly way
Hips
The bones at the side of your body, just below the waist
Milk (v.)
To draw milk from a cow
Missus (informal)
Used when speaking to a woman
Naked
Not wearing any clothes
Raffle
The sale of numbered tickets, one of which wins a prize
Santa Claus
An old man with a red coat and long white beard who, children believe, brings presents at Christmas
Ye
An old-fashioned or Irish way of saying ‘’you’’
Band
A thin, flat (and often round) strip of some material binding, confining, trimming, protection, etc. In our story, it is round.
Speckled
Marked with many small spots
Flat
An “apartment” in Great Britain and some of its former colonies (not in Canada)
Stormy
When weather contains strong winds, rain, thunder and lightning, etc.
Gypsy
A member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally leathery complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.
Air vent
An opening that allows air to pass out r into a confined space
Whistle
When you purse your lips and force air out of your mouth producing a high-pitched sound.
Stepfather
The husband of one’s mother by later marriage.
Bell-rope
A rope attached to a bell or to the tongue of a bell to allow a person to ring it, sometimes from a considerable distance.
Veldt
Any of the open grazing areas of southern Africa
Knocking (on a door)
Striking a door, often with one’s middle finger knuckle, in order ask permission to enter, or to warn the occupant of a room that you are entering.
Scrooge
A cheap, selfish, or miserly person (a character from Dickens’ Christmas Carol)
Humming
A low, continuous, droning sound, like that of a machine running in the background.
Rima
Fictional heroine of W. H. Hudson’s 1904 novel Green Mansions : A Romance of the Tropical Forest
Nursery
Any place in which something is bred, nourished, or fostered. A nursery can be for children, small trees, etc. In this story, it can transform itself into anything.
Handle
The part of a door or drawer designed to be pushed or pulled in order to open or close
Silly
Weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish
Rock to sleep
To move back and forth to induce sleep (e g to rock [baby] to sleep)
Rustle
To make the slight, soft sounds of gentle rubbing, as leaves or tall grass.
Dripping
The action of drops of a liquid falling from a source
Foreign
Of or coming from another country or nation; not domestic or native
Remain
To stay behind, or to stay in the same place
Unbearable
That cannot be endured, suffered through, or tolerated.
Betel
The leaves of a climbing plant, chewed by people in Asia
Betel juice
The liquid in the mouth after chewed by people in Asia.
Devoted
Loving someone very much
Envy (n.)
The feeling of wanting something that someone else has.
Bow (v.)
To bend your head down as a sign of respect.
Pillow
A large soft cushion used to rest your head on in bed
Plump
Pleasantly fat
Pyjamas
A loose jackets and trousers worn for bed
Respect
To admire or have a high opinion of someone
Sari
A kind dress worn by women in South Asia
Sigh (v.)
To let out a deep breath, to show you are sad, tired, etc.
Spit
To force liquid out of your mouth
Veranda
A plateform with an open front and roof, built on the side of a house on the ground floor
Alibi
The proof that you were elsewhere when a crime happened.
Alter (altered)
To change, to make (something) different.
Barbecue
An outdoor meal where food is cooked on an open fire.
Chef
A professional cook.
Courtyard
An open space enclosed by the walls of buildings.
Insurance
Money paid to protect yourself against the cost of a possible disaster.
Motel
A hot for people travelling by car, with space for car parking near the rooms.
Profit
The money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved.
Stock (stuck)
To become fixed to something with a sticky substance.
Sweat
Liquid that appears on your skin when you are very hot or ill.
Tar
A thick black sticky liquid used in making roads.
Antagonist
A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work.
Character
A person, or any thing presented as a person (for example, a spirit, object, animal, or natural force) in a literary work.
Characterization
The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work.
Methodes may include (1) by what the character says about himself or herself; (2) by what others reveal about the character; and (3) by the character’s own actions.
Climax
The turning point of the novel to which the rising action leads. This is the crucial part of the drama, the part which determines the outcome of the conflict.
Conflict
When the protagonist is opposed by some person or force in the play.
Denouement
The part of a drama which follows the climax and leads to the resolution.
Mood
The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions.
A work may contain a mood of horror, mystery, holiness, or childlike simplicity, to name a few, depending on the author’s treatment of the work.
Novel
A fictional prose work of substantial length.
The novel narrates the actions of characters that are entirely the invention of the author and are placed in an imaginary setting. The fact that a so-called historical or biographical novel uses historically in real geographical locations doing historically verifiable things does not alter the fictional quality of the work.
Plot
The structure of a story of the sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure of a typical novel often includes the rising action, the climax, the denouement, and the resolution. The plot may have a protagonist who is opposed by the antagonist, creating what is called, conflict.
Protagonist
The hero or central/main character of a literary work.
In accomplishing his or her objective, the protagonist is hindered by some opposing force, either human, animal, or natural.
Resolution
The part of a story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the way things are going to be from then on.
Setting
The time and place in which a story takes place which may stay the same or change.
Short Story
A short work of fiction with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
Short stories are often found in collections, either written by the same author or a variety of authors.
