| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') |
| Mataphor | a comparison of two different things not using like or as |
| Allusion | a referance to a event or character outside the story |
| Irony | an unexpected twist |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration, or overstatement for effect. |
| Overstatement | making to seem more important than it really is |
| Understatement | a statement that says less than what is meant |
| Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot |
| Forebode | make a prediction about |
| Alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| Satire | witty language used to convey insults or scorn |
| Parody | an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect |
| Palpable | capable of being handled, touched, or felt |
| Tangible | discernible by the touch. Capable of being touched |
| Indolently | disinclined to work |
| Staccato | marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds |
| Opaqueness | Impenetrable by light. |
| Lacerated | to tear, to distress deeply |
| Palatial | of or suitable for a palace, or spacious |
| Astrakham | the curly or wavy fur made from the skins of young lambs from the region of Astrakham |
| Amenities | pleasantness, agreeableness |
| Affable | easy to speak |
| Placidly | Having an undisturbed surface or aspect |
| Agitated | to move with violence or sudden forcefulness |
| Lucid | easily understood, clear |
| Vanquish | to defeat or conquer in battle |
| Primal | Being first in time |
| Imperative | expressing a command or plea |
| Imminent | about to occur |
| Denizens | an inhabitant |
| Steppe | A vast semiand grass-covered plain |
| Advent | the coming or arrival |
| Setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| Character | the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions |
| Conflict | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
| Crisis | a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something |
| Climax | point where the character other exceeds or fails |
| Suspense | feelings of expectation |
| Plot | the series of events or action which create the story |
| Adjoining | to be next to |
| Rouble | basic monetary unit of the union of soviet socialists |
| Hectare | metric unit of area equal to 100 acres or 2.471 acres |
| Cordial | heartly, warm, sincere |
| Consultation | the act or procedure of consulting/to seek advice or information |
| Boisterous | Rough and stormy |
| Koumiss | a drink |
| Herbage | plant growth, especially grass or similar vegatation used for pasturage |
| Luxuriant | growing abundantly |
| Loll | to move, stand or recline in an idolent or relaxed manner |
| Listless | lacking energy |
| Pate | Human head, top of head |
| Lumbago | backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back |
| Tweed | a woolen cloth made with two or more colors of yarn |
| Tartan | a cloth having a crisscross design |
| Distraught | deeply agitated especially from emotion |
| Fortnight | a period of two weeks |
| Intrigued | fascinated |
| Convalescing | To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate |
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