| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Playwright | a person who writes plays;a dramatist |
| Tragedy | 1.a serious play that ends with great misfurtune os ruin for the main character or characters 2.the branches of drama that includes such plays |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating or implying that one thing is the other |
| Melancholy | an atmosphere of sorrow or sadness of a pervasive gloom |
| Propaganda | ideas,information,or other material distributed for the perpose of persuading people to follow a set of beliefs, often without regard to truth or fairness |
| Subtle | 1.so slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze;elusive 2.not immediately odvious,abstruse 3.characterized by slyness |
| Pageant | 1.a play or dramatic spectacle usually based on an event in history 2.a porcession or celebration |
| Unanimous | 1.sharing the same opinion 2.based on complete agreement |
| Extraordinary | very unusual;exceptional;remarkable |
| Enthusiastic | showing or having great interest,excitement,or admiration,eager |
| Outrageous | exceeding allbounds of what is right or proper;shocking |
| Pneumonia | any of several usually serious diseases,caused by bacteria,viruses,chemicals,or irritation,in which the lungs became inflamed |
| Khaki | a yellowish brown |
| Adjourn | to bring to an official end,putting off further business until later |
| Minuscule | very small;tiny |
| Siege | the surrounding and blockading of a town or fortress by an army bent on capturing it |
| Endeavor | a major effort or attempt |
| Prominent | 1.highly noticeable,readily evident; conspicuous 2.well-known;leading;eminent |
| Wretched | 1.full of or attended by misery or woe 2.hateful or comtemptible |
| Flourish | 1.to grow well;thrive 2.to suceed;prosper |
| Tongue | a fleshy,muscular organ attached in most vertebrates to the bottom of the mouth,that is the main organ of taste,moves to aid in chewing and swallowing and in human beings ans acts in speech |
| Consequence | something that follows from an action or condition |
| Miniature | aon a greatly reduced scale from the usual |
| Campaign | organized activity to attain a political,social,or commercial goal |
| Vacuum | 1.adsence of matter;space that is empty of matter 2.vacuum cleaner |
| Soliloquy | a literary or dramatic discourse in which a character reveals his or her thoughts without addressing them to a listener |
| Rhetoric | affected or exaggerated writing or speech |
| Hypocrite | a person who express feelings or beliefs that he or she does not actually hold; one who shows insincerity;a phony |
| Queue | a line of people awaiting thier turn,as a ticket window |
| Susceptible | easily influenced or impressed; sensitive to suggestions; vulnerable |
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