List 4 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Vehemently (Adjective)
Zealous;Ardent; Impassioned.
Resolute (Adjective)
Determined, and unwavering.
Infallible(Adjective)
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Furled(Verb, Past Tense)
Become rolled up; Curl
Lavish(Adjective)
Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
Assail(verb)
Make a concerted or violent attack on.
Extolled(Verb past tense)
Praise enthusiastically.
Blank Verse(noun)
Verse without rhyme.
Caesura(noun)
Greek/Latin: A break between words within a metrical foot.
Modern: a pause near the middle of the line.
Any interruption or break.
Caricature(noun)
A picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
Chiasmus(noun)
A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order; in the same or modified form.
Colloquial(adjective)
Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.