Writer's Workshop Final
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TheRagetyDoctor on June 12, 2012
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Mrs. Spurlock 11-12 final- GHS
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 disingenuous | not straightforward or candid(honest); crafty (sneaky) |
| benevolence | an inclination to do kind or charitable acts; an act of generosity. |
| affable | easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable; gracious |
| peeve | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful, a resentful mood -- in a peeve |
| rhetorical question | question that is not supposed to be answered |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst of emotion or action. medicine - a sudden attack |
| feckless | feeble or ineffective; careless and irresponsible |
| copacetic | very satisfactory; agreeable, all right, cool |
| excoriate | to denounce or berate severely flay verbally; to strip off or remove the skin from. |
| kerfuffle | a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views |
| auteur | a filmmaker, usually a director whose individual style makes it unique ex:Tim Burton |
| imminent | about to occur |
| eminent | towering above others; of high rank, station or quality; note worthy |
| deference | courteous regard for people's feelings; a courteous expression of regard -- empathy |
| nuance | a subtle or slight degree of difference |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence; invalid, nonbinding (in a legal sense) null and void |
| vet | to subject to thorough evaluation or examination; to check for accuracy |
| somnambulist | someone who walks about while asleep |
| ubiquitous | being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of - to rouse or incite (the hunger games fomented the uprising in the districts) |
| machination | the act of plotting; a crafty or cunning scheme - a secret scheme to do something especially underhanded or illegal |
| doggedness | stubbornness persistent |
| troglodyte | a member of any various people who lived in caves; a person characterized by reclusive (hermit) - or out of date; out of touch |
| reverence | a feeling of profound awe and respect often love state of being revered |
| revered | to regard with deference; awe and devotion; to worship |
| perfidy | deliberate breach of trust, the act of treachery - willful deception |
| schadenfreude | enjoyment obtained from the trouble of others; malicious joy in the misfortune of others |
| epithet | a term used to characterize a person or thing; an abusive word or phrase meant to demean someone or something - also a nickname |
| ogle | to look at or stare in an amorous manner |
| skulduggery | verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you; underhanded behavior - also a devious device or trick |
| fatuous | lacking in seriousness; vain and silly, unconsciously foolish, stupid |
| profligate | (adj)reckless, wistful; unrestrained by conventions or morality ----(noun) a recklessly extravagant consumer |
| cadge | to beg or to get by begging |
| brazen | behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable -- marked by bold and arrogant behavior |
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