| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hackneyed | repeated too often |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| memoir | an account of the author's personal experiences |
| ode | a lyric poem with complex stanza forms |
| parody | humorous or satirical mimicry |
| artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole |
| clamber | an awkward climb |
| devoid | completely lacking |
| advocate | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
| alienate | arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
| alliance | an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
| arbitrate | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| assimilate | become similar to one's environment |
| concord | agreement of opinions |
| 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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