10th Grade English (Semester 2) - EVERYTHING
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 stagnant | (adj.): something that lies inactive or stays in one place |
| succinct | (adj.): concise; clearly expressed with a few words |
| surmise | (v.): to infer on minimal grounds; conjecture; suppose |
| tedious | (adj.): boring; tiresome |
| terse | (adj.): concise; brief; free of extra words |
| tirade | (n.): a long and angry speech |
| undermine | (v.): to weaken the support of; to injure in a slow or sneaky way |
| verbose | (adj.): wordy |
| viable | (adj.): workable; capable of living and growing; able to succeed |
| vilify | (v.): to defame; to slander; to blacken the character of |
| vivacious | (adj.): lively; spirited |
| wanton | (adj.): immoral; lewd; deliberate maliciousness; having no regard for others |
| waver | (v.): to be indecisive or inconstant; to fluctuate in opinion |
| zealot | (n.): a person with great enthusiasm for and committed to a cause |
| zenith | (n.): the highest point |
| pious | (adj.): reverent; devout; dutiful |
| plausible | (adj.): believable |
| precept | (n.): a rule or principle to guide conduct |
| pretentious | (adj.): showy; self-important |
| prudent | (adj.): careful; cautious |
| quaint | (adj.): pleasantly old-fashioned |
| raucous | (adj.): boisterous; harsh sounding; noisy and disorderly |
| relic | (n.): an object associated with a saint; something that remains from the past |
| reprehensible | (adj.): deserving of blame |
| reprove | (v.): to gently criticize |
| resilient | (adj.): an ability to recover or adjust easily |
| respite | (n.): an interval of rest; a temporary delay |
| resplendent | (adj.): brilliant; gloriously bright |
| servile | (adj.): submissive; behaving like a slave |
| impassioned | (adj.): emotionally moving; filled with passion; ardent; fervent |
| adulation | (n.): praise; flattery |
| affront | (n.): an open, intentional insult; a slight to one's dignity |
| audacious | (adj.): bold; daring |
| benevolent | (adj.): inclined to do good; kindly |
| compunction | (n.): a feeling of slight regret for something done |
| demeanor | (n.): outward behavior; conduct |
| despondent | (adj.): discouraged or hopeless |
| esoteric | (adj.): beyond the understanding of most people; only known by a certain group |
| ignominious | (adj.): shameful; dishonorable |
| illiterate | (adj.): not knowing how to read or write |
| imprudence | (n.): an action taken without judgement or caution; rashness; indiscretion |
| patronize | (v.): to treat in a condescending manner |
| segregated | (adj.): separated into racial groups |
| trepidation | (n.): fearful uncertainty |
| viscous | (adj.): having a sticky, fluid consistency |
| attaché | (n.): military officer assigned to an embassy |
| balk | (v.): to hesitate at doing something |
| chivalrous | (adj.): courteous or generous toward women |
| commotion | (n.): disturbance |
| disarrayed | (adj.): thrown into disorder |
| discrepancy | (n.): contradiction |
| ebullient | (adj.): overflowing with excitement |
| elusive | (adj.): unable to be caught |
| incongruous | (adj.): out of place |
| largess | (adj.): generous |
| linguistics | (n.): the study of languages |
| myriads | (adj.): in large number |
| retribution | (n.): punishment |
| tempestuous | (adj.): resembling a severe storm |
| unperceived | (adj.): unnoticed |
| affable | (adj.): friendly or pleasant |
| cower | (v.): to shrink or hide oneself in fear |
| dank | (adj.): miserably damp and chilly |
| deplorable | (adj.): regrettable or terrible |
| dire | (adj.): dreadful |
| emanate | (v.): to come from or flow forth |
| exuberant | (adj.): lively |
| fervid | (adj.): full of emotion |
| grotesque | (adj.): not pleasing to the eye |
| incorruptible | (adj.): not subject to becoming dishonest |
| impartial | (adj.): showing no favoritism |
| indolent | (adj.): lazy |
| palpable | (adj.): capable of being touched |
| sallow | (adj.): sickly; yellow color |
| zealous | (adj.): enthusiastically devoted to a certain interest |
| absolve | (v.): to forgive or free from blame |
| advocate | (v.): to support or be in favor of (i.e., an action, not a person) |
| aesthetic | (adj.): concerned with or appreciative of beauty |
| altruistic | (adj.): concerned for the welfare of others |
| animosity | (n.): ill will; active dislike |
| arduous | (adj.): difficult to do; laborious |
| augment | (v.): to increase or enlarge |
| austere | (adj.): stern in manner or appearance |
| aversion | (n.): strong or fixed dislike; a feeling of repugnance |
| cache | (n.): a hiding place; something hidden in a secret place |
| callous | (adj.): unfeeling and insensitive |
| censure | (n.): the act of blaming or condemning |
| chastise | (v.): to punish for the sake of discipline |
| circumspect | (adj.): careful; thought through |
| coalesce | (v.): to come together as one; to fuse or unite |
| aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage |
| soliloquy | a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections |
| iambic pentameter: | a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable |
| blank verse | unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter |
| pun | a play on words based on different meanings of words that sound alike |
| tragicomedy | drama which builds toward a tragic ending but resolves happily |
| romantic comedy | drama that focuses on love |
| archetype | A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response |
| origin myth | A story that explains how something came to exist |
| aesthetic myth | a myth that is meant to entertain |
| autobiography | story of a person's life written by that person; can be comprehensive or narrow in focus |
| biography | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
| essay | a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject |
| true life adventure | true tales of heroic deeds. |
| subjective writing | influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind |
| objective writing | writing that presents facts without revealing the writer's feelings and opinions |
| fiction | a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact |
| short story | a shorter work of fiction generally read in one sitting |
| novel | an extended fictional work focusing on several ideas |
| characterization | the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues of dangers that lie ahead in the piece of fiction. |
| irony | incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs |
| verbal irony | occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or thought; sarcasm |
| dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't |
| situational irony | occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected |
| figurative language | communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words |
| simile | compares unrelated nouns, usually using the words "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | an implied comparison that does not use the words like or as |
| personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis, not to be taken literally |
| alliteration | repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line of verse |
| onomatopoeia | a word that represents or imitates natural sounds |
| assonance | the similarity or repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words |
| consonance | the repetition of final consonant sounds within a line of verse |
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