Vocab 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Ambiguous
Uncertain or unclear
Accentuate
To emphasize
Comprehensive
Of wide scope
Felicitous
Well chosen for the occasion
Intricacy
The condition of being detailed
Introspective
Tending to examine your thoughts
Provocative
Pushing toward action
Rhetorical
Concerned with style, not substance
Usurp
To take over or occupy wrongfully
Vernacular
The language of an area of the country
Allegory
The use of characters, objects, or events to represent larger ideas
Conjecture
An opinion without proof
Despicable
Not worthy of respect or admiration
Dissolute
Very wicked
Ferocity
The quality of being savage
Incongruous
Not conforming to a pattern
Misanthrope
A person who hates other humans
Prologue
The introductory lines of a play
Protagonist
The main character who gains the readers sympathy in a story
Terse
Brief and to the point