Reading Midterm Study Guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Jostling | pushing, elbowing, or bumping against someone adj |
| Unobtrusively | without calling attention to oneself adv |
| Clemency | leniency n |
| Distributive | dealing a proper share to each group adj |
| Throng | to crowd v |
| Satchel | a small bag n |
| Gaudy | bright and showy adj |
| Gesture | physically express emotions v |
| Cynical | sarcastic adj |
| Beckon | silently call or summon v |
| Genially | cheerfully adv |
| Eminent | renowned, distinguished adj |
| Assiduously | carefully adv |
| Confederate | partner, accomplice n |
| Retribution | punishment for a specific act n |
| Billow | surge, swell v |
| Drawl | speak slowly v |
| Hunch | push, shove v |
| Acquired | to get as one's own v |
| Unfathomable | incomprehensible adj |
| Ruefully | with remorse adv |
| Wince | to draw back or tense the body, flinch v,n |
| Glaring | staring in a fierce manner v |
| Sympathetic | feeling sympathy adj |
| Nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned adj |
| Sophisticated | having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement adj |
| Irrational | not using reason adj |
| Elude | escape, either physically or mentally; avoid v |
| Incidentally | Without intention, by chance adv |
| Amazed | surprised greatly; struck with sudden wonder; astounded v |
| Hue | a particular shade of a given color n |
| Premonition | an early warning about a future event n |
| Unceasingly | without stopping adv |
| Convulsion | violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles n |
| Gallantly | politely; in the manner of a gentleman adv |
| Quaver | to shake, tremble; to trill v |
| Vital | Essential adj |
| Apprehensive | fearful or anxious, especially about the future adj |
| Irresistibly | impossible to resist adv |
| Reckless | careless adj |
| Protagonist | main character |
| Antagonist | force against protagonist |
| Suspense | events that make the book interesting |
| Platform | statement of principles n |
| Character | the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions flat round stock static developing |
| Characterization | the act of creating or describing a character |
| Plot | sequence of events through which the author constructs a story |
| Theme | controlling idea or central insight in a piece of fiction |
| Setting | overall context, when and where |
| Point of View | simply who is telling the story 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person |
| Symbol | something that means more than what is suggests on the surface |
| Conflict | a struggle between two forces man vs. man man vs. self man vs. nature man vs. society |
| Resolution | a solution to a problem |
| Scheme | an elaborate and systematic plan of action |
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