Final 1 Vocab

Question 1

Exuberant:

Answer 1

High spirited; lively

Question 2

Dynamic

Answer 2

Energetic; forceful; influential

Question 3

Fastidious

Answer 3

Hard to please; excessively high standards

Question 4

Imperturbable:

Answer 4

Unshakably calm an collected

Question 5

Self depreciating:

Answer 5

Criticizing oneself

Question 6

Novice:

Answer 6

Someone new to the circumstances or work

Question 7

Integrating:

Answer 7

One who seeks to bring him/herself into favor with another

Question 8

Repentant:

Answer 8

Remorseful; sorry for past actions

Question 9

Imprudent:

Answer 9

Unwise

Question 10

Introvert:

Answer 10

One who holds ones thoughts and feelings inside

Question 11

Jovial

Answer 11

Jolly

Question 12

Lethargic

Answer 12

Inactive sluggish

Question 13

Pusillanimous

Answer 13

Cowardly

Question 14

Impertinent

Answer 14

Rude; presumptuous

Question 15

Vulgar

Answer 15

Crude; obscene; unrefined

Question 16

Shrewd

Answer 16

Cunning; practical

Question 17

Pugnacious

Answer 17

Quarrelsome; inclined to fight

Question 18

Conscientious

Answer 18

Thorough and careful

Question 19

Gaudy

Answer 19

Flashy and showy

Question 20

Melancholy

Answer 20

Depressed; sad

Question 21

Diplomatic

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Tactful; deals well with people

Question 22

Impetuous

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Acting in a sudden force of emotion

Question 23

Parsimonious:

Answer 23

Excessively frugal; stingy

Question 24

Brusque:

Answer 24

Abrupt and curt in manor

Question 25

Vicissitude

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A change or variation occurring in the course of something

Question 26

Archetype:

Answer 26

Pattern or symbol that shows up in cultures

Question 27

Synecdoche

Answer 27

A figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole

Question 28

Catharsis

Answer 28

Purging of the emotions of pity or fear on the part of the audience

Question 29

Conventions

Answer 29

Literary characteristics unique to a specific genre

Question 30

Dynamic character

Answer 30

Changes as a result of the events in the work

Question 31

Allusions

Answer 31

Reference to something familiar to most readers

Question 32

Denouncement

Answer 32

Resolutions of conflict

Question 33

3rd person dramatic:

Answer 33

Narrator reports the characters words and actions only

Question 34

Situational irony

Answer 34

An action the opposite of what is expected

Question 35

Anachronism

Answer 35

An event, object, custom, person or thing that is out if order in time

Question 36

Verbal irony

Answer 36

When one says one things and means the opposite

Question 37

Epiphany

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Moment of personal insight

Question 38

Theme

Answer 38

Controlling idea

Question 39

Foil

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Serves as a contrast to another character

Question 40

Exposition

Answer 40

Sets the scene and introduces the situation

Question 41

Flashback

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A scene relived in a characters memory

Question 42

Motivation

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The reason a character believes what they do

Question 43

Climax

Answer 43

The moment of greatest tension/ turning point

Question 44

Dramatic irony

Answer 44

The audience know something the important character does not

Question 45

3rd person omniscient

Answer 45

The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character

Question 46

Antagonist

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Force opposing the main character

Question 47

Catalyst

Answer 47

A character whose actions serve to change the course of another's actions which leads to the tragic ending

Question 48

Conceit

Answer 48

An elaborate figure speech comparing two seemingly dissimilar events things or situations

Question 49

Hubris

Answer 49

Excessive pride or arrogance

Question 50

Metonymy

Answer 50

A figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something it's associated with

Question 51

Bildungsroman

Answer 51

A type novel concerned with the education, development and maturing of a young protagonist

Question 52

Loose sentence

Answer 52

A sentence that is grammatical complete before its end

Question 53

Periodic sentence

Answer 53

A sentence that is not grammatically complete until the last phrase