| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hackneyed | repeated too often; made commonplace |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| memoir | a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation |
| ode | a lyric poem with complex stanza forms, expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion. |
| parody | a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing |
| artifact | a man-made object |
| clamber | to crawl or climb with difficulty, esp. on all fours |
| devoid | completely lacking |
| advocate | speak, plead, or argue in favor of |
| alienate | to create hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
| alliance | a joining together for some common purpose |
| arbitrate | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| assimilate | to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb |
| concord | agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc. |
| dichotomous | divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications |
| literary conflict | the struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot |
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