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Partisan

Definition: One who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group derivatives.

Synonym: Supporter


Pernicious

Definition: Very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental

Synonym: Destructive

Covert

Definition: Secret, concealed, clandestine, furtive, stealthy derivatives

Synonym: Hidden

Portentous

Definition: Momentous, having great significance derivatives

Synonym: Ominous

Gall

Definition: Bile, an irritant, impudence, something bitter derivatives

Synonyms: Malice

According

Definition: Harmonious, agreeable

Synonym: Correlate with

Wanton

Definition: Immoral, lewd, licentious; wanton n. someone who is immoral or lewd

Synonym: Shameless

Virtuous

Definition: Having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble

Synonym: Angelic

Disparage

Definition: To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner, to belittle;

Synonym: Undervalue

Profane

Definition: Showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrate or defame

Synonym: Defile

Entreat

Definition: A plea or earnest request; to appeal

Synonym: Beg

Utter

Definition: To express by speaking, pouncing OR carried to the utmost point or highest degree

Synonym: Absolute

Idolatry

Definition: Extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone

Synonym: Adoration

Repose

Definition: A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

Synonym: Rest

Air

Definition: To broadcast or televise; to make public

Synonym: Broadcast

Baleful

Definition: Having a harmful or destructive effect; menacing or sinister

Synonym: Hostile

Intercede

Definition: To intervene on behalf of another; to act as a mediator or arbitrate

Synonym: Intervene

Forsake

Definition: To quit or to leave entirely; to depart or withdraw from

Synonym: Abandon

Chide

Definition: To voice disapproval; to scold or chastise

Synonym: Reprimand

Discord

Definition: Lack of agreement

Synonym: Conflict

Submissive

Definition: Yielding or surrendering oneself to the will of another

Synonym: Obedient

Feign

Definition: To give false appearance, to throw a fake punch

Synonym: Fake

Dexterous

Definition: Skillful and active with the hands; skill or cleverness in using hands or body

Synonym: Nimble

Dissemble

Definition: To disguise, pretend, to disguise the truth

Synonym: Bluff

Beguile

Definition: To persuade with charm

Synonym: Captivate

Calamity

Definition: A serious event causing distress or misfortune

Synonym: Catastrophe

Perjury

Definition: False testimony under oath, bearing false witness

Synonym: Dishonesty

Ascend

Definition: To move upward

Synonym: Climb

Vexation

Definition: Discomfort or distress; annoyance

Synonym: Irritation

Inundate

Definition: To cover with; to overflow

Synonym: Swamped

Assuaged

Definition: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense/satisfy

Synonym: Relieve

Chattels

Definition: A personal possession

Synonym: Belongings

Dictum

Definition: A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source/ a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle

Synonym: Proclamation

Taciturn

Definition: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

Synonym: Tight-lipped

Illicitly

Definition: Forbidden by the law, rules, or custom.

Synonym: Unjustly

Indigenious

Definition: Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Synonym: Native

Expounding

Definition: Present and explain [a theory or idea] systematically and in detail

Synonym: Explain

Erratic

Definition: Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable

Synonym: Inconsistent

Contemptuous

Definition: Showing contempt; scornful

Synonym: Haughty

Auspicious

Definition: Conducive to success; favorable, future success

Synonym: Favorable

Tragedy

Definition: A drama in which the central character meets with disaster or great misfortune



Lit. Ex.: Romeo and Juliet

Exposition

Definition: Type of writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies an idea



Lit. Ex.: A documentary

Rising action

Definition: Series of complications


Lit. Ex.: Life? or k-drama

Crisis or turning point

Definition: The moment when a choice made by the main characters determined the direction of the action.


Lit. Ex.: Eragon series

Sonnet

Definition: A fourteen line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.


Lit. Ex.: Shakesphere

Couplet

Definition: Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.


Lit. Ex.: Romeo and Juliet

Soliloquy

Definition: An unusually long speech in which a character who is onstage alone expressed his or her thoughts aloud.


Lit. Ex.: Juliet when she expressed her bitterness toward her nurse. Or hamlet

Aside

Definition: Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage.


Lit. Ex.: Stage plays

Monologue

Definition: A lengthy speech addressed to the other characters in a play, not to the audience.


Lit. Ex.: Hamlet

Mood

Definition: The feeling or atmosphere perceived by the reader; the emotions you feel while reading


Lit. Ex.: The Child Called "It"

Tone

Definition: The feelings or atmosphere emotions that the author creates towards a subject.


Lit. Ex.: Romeo and Juliet

Allusion

Definition: A reference to something (usually well-known) in another work of literature


Lit. Ex.: Percy Jackson and the Odyssey

Foreshadowing

Definition: When an author provides hints of what is to come later in the story.


Lit. Ex.: Percy Jackson


When the character gets a bad feeling

Theme

Definition: The central idea or insight about life revealed in a work of literature.


Lit. Ex.: Percy Jackson with Greek Mythology

Falling action

Definition: Events that result from the action taken at the turning point.


Lit. Ex.: The Odyssey

Pun

Definition: Play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sounds alike but have different meanings.


Lit. Ex.: Dad Jokes?

Oxymoron

Definition: A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.


Lit. Ex.: The Odyssey

Bildungsroman

Definition: A novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.


Lit. Ex.: To Kill A Mockingbird

Imagery

Definition: Language that appeals to the senses


Lit. Ex.: Poems

Connotation

Definition: All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.


Lit. Ex.: War or titles of books

Direct Characterization

Definition: Told directly what a character is like.


Lit. Ex.: The dumb cheerleader and jock

Indirect Characterization

Definition: Use our own judgement to decide what a character is like, based on the evidence the writer gives us.


Lit. Ex.: The main character

Symbols

Definition: Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.


Lit. Ex.: The Kane Chronicles


Hieroglyphics

First Person Point of View

Definition: One of the characters is actually the narrator telling the story, using the pronoun I.


Lit. Ex.: To Kill A Mockingbird

Irony

Definition: Contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality-between what is said and what is really meant, between what is expected to happen and what really does happen, or between what appears to be true and what is really true.


Lit. Ex.: Romeo and Juliet

Dramatic Foil

Definition: A character who highlights or brings out the opposite personality traits of another character in a play.


Lit. Ex.: Romeo and Mercutio

Denotation

Definition: The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.


Lit. Ex.: Dictionary definition