Ms. Pinches English Midterm_Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adjacent | adj- next to; touching |
| Barren | adj- unproductive; unfruitful |
| Dynasty | n- sequence of hereditary rulers |
| Germinate | vb- to grow; to develop |
| Interminable | adj- unending |
| Recompense | vb- to reward n- repayment |
| Sullen | adj- glum; gloomy |
| Trickle | vb- to flow or fall by drops |
| Trivial | adj- insignificant |
| Vicious | adj- violent; wicked |
| Cater | vb- to provide food or happiness |
| Customary | adj- habitual |
| Dissuade | vb- to discourage |
| Entrepreneur | n- business man |
| Indignant | adj- angry at being insulted |
| Mutual | adj- shared |
| Plague | vb- to disease; to annoy n- disease; annoyance |
| Poised | adj- hovering |
| Regime | n- government |
| Unscathed | adj- unharmed |
| Animated | adj- lively |
| Culminate | vb- to reach climax |
| Downright | adj- absolute |
| Drone | n- hardworking person |
| Literate | adj- ability to read and write |
| Luster | n- brilliance |
| Oration | n- formal public speech |
| Singe | vb- to scorch |
| Verify | vb- to confirm |
| Yearn | vb- to desire |
| Alliance | n- coalition |
| Bewilder | vb- to confuse |
| Controversial | adj- debatable |
| Dishearten | vb- to discourage |
| Hostile | adj- unkind; enemy-like |
| Malignant | adj- diseased |
| Scurry | vb- to dash |
| Sodden | adj- drenched |
| Void | adj- empty (don't confuse with devoid) |
| Wince | vb- to flinch |
| Anecdote | n- story |
| Consolidate | vb- to unite,strengthen |
| Docile | adj- obedient; yielding |
| Entreat | vb- to beg |
| Fickle | vb- to go back and forth; to change |
| Potential | adj- possible n- possibility |
| Radiant | adj- bright |
| Substantial | adj- important |
| Tactful | adj- thoughtful; careful |
| Uncertainty | n- doubt |
| Name the 8 steps of a hero journey | 1. Ordinary Life Hero has mixed status 2. Call to Adventure/Departure 3. Encounters Helper 4. Threshold to Adventure 5. Enter another world 6. Test /struggle for special treasure of award 7. Peak Experience/ The Atonement 8. Take Flight/Reconciliation |
| Hero Journey Steps In Gilgamesh | 1. Gilgamesh begins at home as restless king;son of goddess and human 2.Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to the forest to defeat Humbaba 3. Enkidu(his helper) 4. Gilgamesh seeks answer to immortality which invovles the death of Enkidu and refusing to bury corpse 5. Gilgamesh goes to underworld to search for answers 6. Gilgamesh must find magicical flower of everlasting life 7. The snake steals plant, Gilgamesh gains knowledge 8.Gilgamesh returns home learning that immortality is only for the Gods, and he is human. In addition, Gilgamesh had learned he must enjoy his life as much as he can and he also changed |
| Antigone citation | Sophocles, Dudley Fitts, and Robert Fitzgerald. The Antigone of Sophocles; an English Version by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Harcourt, Brace and, 1939. Print. |
| the Odyssey citation | Homer. The Odyssey. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Penguin, 1997. Print. |
| Gilgamesh citation | Gilgamesh, and N. K. Sandars. The Epic of Gilgamesh;. [Baltimore]: Penguin, 1973. Print. |
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