words Flashcards
valediction
a farewell speech
protagonist
the main character in a literary work
maladroit
clumsy, unskilled, inept, awkward
stoicism
an indifference to pleasure or pain; emotionless
sarcophagus
a large stone coffin
ignominious
shameful, disgraceful
surrealistic
having a dreamlike or unreal quality; characterized by fantasy
analects
selected writings; a collection of excerpts
expository
explanatory; informative; intended to explain or describe something
exegesis
an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
magnum opus
an artist’s or writer’s greatest work
moribund
dying; on the way out; lacking force or vitality
supercilious
arrogant, proud, and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
diction
word choice
emissary
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
