Vocab 49 Flashcards
Verb: to remove parts of a piece of writing that are considered likely to cause offence:
The book was ……. to make it suitable for children.
e.g. The book was …….. to make it suitable for children.
expurgate
Verb: to cause someone to become less respected:
e.g.
The entire family was ……. by his behaviour.
I wouldn’t ……. myself by asking my parents for money.
demean
e.g. perfect, or complete in every way:
a life of ……….. happiness
He’s a …….. athlete/gentleman/liar.
consummate
Noun: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
e.g. The mind is an ocean” and “the city is a jungle” are both …….
Metaphor
Noun: (the use of) an expression comparing one thing with another, always including the words “as” or “like”
e.g. The lines “She walks in beauty, like the night…” from Byron’s poem contain a …..
Similie
Adjective: central and important:
….. figure The ….. figure of the movie is Annette Corley, a dancer who has boyfriend troubles.
Focal
Noun: an expert in the study of diseases, especially someone who examines a dead person’s body and cuts it open to discover how they died
Pathologist
