Study sets matching "english i ii"
Study sets
Diagrams
Classes
Users
overthrow
force
witter
defeat
to defeat or remove someone from power, using force
a group of people organized and trained, especially for a part…
to talk for a long time about things that are not important
to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition
overthrow
to defeat or remove someone from power, using force
force
a group of people organized and trained, especially for a part…
Absolve
Abstract
Acknowledge
Aesthetic
to pardon an offense
existing in thought or as an idea, but not having a physical o…
to recognize or admit
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
Absolve
to pardon an offense
Abstract
existing in thought or as an idea, but not having a physical o…
eloquence
fastidious
fervor
garbled
powerfully effective speech; marked by force and persuasiveness
excessively demanding or critical; difficult to please
intense and passionate feeling
ADJ: jumbled or unclear because of distortion or omissions
eloquence
powerfully effective speech; marked by force and persuasiveness
fastidious
excessively demanding or critical; difficult to please
Denotation
Connotation
Flail
Inversion
(n.) the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
(n.) the suggested or implied meaning of a word or expression
(v.) to strike about; to hit wildly
(n.) a reversal of the usual order of things
Denotation
(n.) the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation
(n.) the suggested or implied meaning of a word or expression
-archy
-ard
-cide
-ician
government... (EX: monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy)
always... (EX: drunkard, coward, sluggard)
kill... (EX: homicide, suicide, genocide)
specialist... (EX: technician, musician, physician)
-archy
government... (EX: monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy)
-ard
always... (EX: drunkard, coward, sluggard)
abstract
admonish
advocate
ambiguous
(adj) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
(v) reprimand or scold; take to task
(v) speak, plead, or argue in favor of
(adj) having more than one possible meaning; open to two or mo…
abstract
(adj) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
admonish
(v) reprimand or scold; take to task
ante
anti
bi
circum
before... Examples: antedate, anterior, antecedent
against... Examples: anticlimax, antibody, antiaircraft
two... Examples: bicycle, binary, bipolar
around... Examples: circumference, circus, circumnavigate
ante
before... Examples: antedate, anterior, antecedent
anti
against... Examples: anticlimax, antibody, antiaircraft
adjourn
alien
comely
compensate
(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
(n) a citizen of another country (adj.) foreign, strange
(adj.) having a pleasing appearance
(v.) to make up for; to repay for services
adjourn
(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
alien
(n) a citizen of another country (adj.) foreign, strange
Abstract
Adversity
Betray
Condone
existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or…
a condition marked by serious or continued difficulty or misfo…
to hurt
accept and follow to continue
Abstract
existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or…
Adversity
a condition marked by serious or continued difficulty or misfo…
Denotation
Connotation
Flail
Inversion
(n.) the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
(n.) the suggested or implied meaning of a word or expression
(v.) to strike about; to hit wildly
(n.) a reversal of the usual order of things
Denotation
(n.) the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
Connotation
(n.) the suggested or implied meaning of a word or expression
lifeblood
contribute
encircle
negligent
the most important part of something that gives it strength an…
to provide; to help to cause something to happen
to form a circle around, surround
failing to take proper or normal care of something or someone
lifeblood
the most important part of something that gives it strength an…
contribute
to provide; to help to cause something to happen
inter
intra
intro
mal
between... Examples: international, interdepartmental, interstell…
within... Example: intracellular, intracranial, intrastate
into... Example: introduce, introvert, introject
bad... Example: malevolent, malicious, malcontent
inter
between... Examples: international, interdepartmental, interstell…
intra
within... Example: intracellular, intracranial, intrastate
adjourn (v)
alien (n)
comely (adj.)
compensate (v)
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
a citizen of another country
having a pleasing appearance
to make up for; to repay for services
adjourn (v)
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
alien (n)
a citizen of another country
Direct Characterization
Flat Characters
Narrator
Author
author tells us straight out about a character
simple minor characters which are limited or stereotypical
person or character who actually tells the story
individual responsible for writing the story
Direct Characterization
author tells us straight out about a character
Flat Characters
simple minor characters which are limited or stereotypical
Bell
antebellum
bellicose
belligerence
Latin word meaning "war."
existing before a war, especially before the American Civil Wa…
warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome
aggressiveness, combativeness
Bell
Latin word meaning "war."
antebellum
existing before a war, especially before the American Civil Wa…
Setting
External Conflict
Resolution
Falling Action
The place or type of surroundings where something is positione…
One person against another or a person against nature or fate.
The story comes to a reasonable ending.
All loose ends of the plot are tied up. The conflicts and clim…
Setting
The place or type of surroundings where something is positione…
External Conflict
One person against another or a person against nature or fate.