Vocab Quiz 2

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

The person in conflict with the protagonist

Question 2

Archetype

Answer 2

A very typical example of a person or thing

Question 3

Cultural Symbol

Answer 3

A symbol that has meaning within a specific culture

Question 4

Conventional Symbol

Answer 4

A symbol well known throughout society

Question 5

Contextual Symbol

Answer 5

Symbols that only exist within the context of a story

Question 6

Denouement

Answer 6

The resolution

Question 7

Dynamic Character

Answer 7

A character that changes throughout the story

Question 8

Static Character

Answer 8

A character that stays the same within the story

Question 9

Epiphany

Answer 9

A sudden flash of insight

Question 10

Exposition

Answer 10

The insertion of background information into a story, particularly at the beginning

Question 11

Flashback

Answer 11

A scene that takes place before the story starts and typically interrupts the chronological order of the story

Question 12

Foreshadowing

Answer 12

A hint as to what will occur later in the story

Question 13

Microcosm

Answer 13

A small universe

Question 14

Narrator

Answer 14

The person whose point of view the story is told from

Question 15

Novella

Answer 15

A short novel or a long short story

Question 16

POV

Answer 16

the narrator’s position in relation to the story that is being told

Question 17

Protagonist

Answer 17

The main character/ the character the reader is rooting for

Question 18

Round characters

Answer 18

Characters that are given many descriptors

Question 19

Flat characters

Answer 19

Characters that are given one or few descriptors

Question 20

Setting

Answer 20

The time and location in which a story takes place

Question 21

Stream of conciousness

Answer 21

When a writer takes the point of view of a first-person character and gives us all the thoughts running through their head.

Question 22

Style

Answer 22

The way the author writes the story

Question 23

Theme

Answer 23

the general idea or insight the entire story reveals

Question 24

Tone

Answer 24

the general character or attitude of a piece of writing

Question 25

Understatement

Answer 25

The presentation of something being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is

Question 26

Hyperbole

Answer 26

An exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally

Question 27

acronym

Answer 27

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series.

Question 28

affix

Answer 28

To attach something

Question 29

coinage

Answer 29

the invention of new words or phrases

Question 30

colloquial

Answer 30

Typical of informal language usage; conversational

Question 31

diminutive

Answer 31

Extremely small; tiny

Question 32

metonymy

Answer 32

A figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

Question 33

oxymoron

Answer 33

An expression that contains contradictory terms

Question 34

palindrome

Answer 34

A word or expression that is spelled the same backward and forward

Question 35

portmanteau word

Answer 35

A word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

Question 36

spoonerism

Answer 36

an often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words

Question 37

apprehensive

Answer 37

Anxious or fearful of the future; uneasy

Question 38

categorical

Answer 38

without exception or qualification; absolute

Question 39

conclusive

Answer 39

Decisive; putting an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty

Question 40

dubious

Answer 40

Doubtful; questionable as to quality or validity;

Question 41

indeterminate

Answer 41

not capable of being determined or established Lacking precision or clarity; vague

Question 42

precarious

Answer 42

Dangerous; risky; lacking in security or stability

Question 43

qualm

Answer 43

A sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action

Question 44

tentative

Answer 44

Uncertain; not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional

Question 45

unequivocal

Answer 45

Perfectly clear; leaving no room for doubt or misunderstanding

Question 46

vacillate

Answer 46

to swing indecisively from one opinion or action to another

Question 47

beguile

Answer 47

to charm delightfully to deceive skillfully

Question 48

benevolent

Answer 48

Wishing to do good; kind; characterized by helpful intentions

Question 49

decorum

Answer 49

appropriateness of behavior; propriety

Question 50

demeanor

Answer 50

how one presents oneself; one's manner

Question 51

feral

Answer 51

wild and untamed; savage

Question 52

ignoble

Answer 52

mean, dishonorable, or unethical; not noble in character

Question 53

mores

Answer 53

the accepted standards and customs of a social group

Question 54

provincial

Answer 54

relating to areas that are far from large cities or capitals Not sophisticated, fashionable, or informed; culturally limited limited or narrow in perspective

Question 55

unseemly

Answer 55

unfitting and inappropriate; grossly improper

Question 56

wily

Answer 56

cunning; full of trickery or intentions to decieve

Question 57

aggrandize

Answer 57

to make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation to exaggerate, or make something seem greater than it is

Question 58

exorbitance

Answer 58

extreme unreasonable expense or price

Question 59

grandiose

Answer 59

Trying to seem important; characterized by pretended grandeur

Question 60

gratuitous

Answer 60

Unnecessary; unjustified

Question 61

intemperate

Answer 61

Excessive; lacking moderation

Question 62

multifarious

Answer 62

Having great variety; diverse

Question 63

opulence

Answer 63

Wealth; affluence Great abundance, often to excess; lavishness

Question 64

profligate

Answer 64

recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant

Question 65

Satiate

Answer 65

to fully satisfy an appetite or desire

Question 66

Surfeit

Answer 66

an excessive amount

Question 67

assertive

Answer 67

Acting with confidence and force; sure of one's self

Question 68

Brazen

Answer 68

extremely bold; shamelessly rude or defiant

Question 69

complaisant

Answer 69

wanting to please; willing to do what pleases others; cheerfully obliging

Question 70

docile

Answer 70

gentle; easily manageable or teachable; tame

Question 71

flamboyant

Answer 71

Showy, flashy, vivid or dramatic

Question 72

intrepid

Answer 72

fearless; having unwavering courage

Question 73

mellow

Answer 73

Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing to become more relaxed or pleasant

Question 74

pacific

Answer 74

of a peaceful nature; calm

Question 75

strident

Answer 75

loud, harsh, grading, or shrill

Question 76

unabashed

Answer 76

unembarrased; composed

Question 77

affect

Answer 77

to influence; to change to put on a false show or display of feeling or emotion, especially as shown in facial expressions or body language

Question 78

effect

Answer 78

A result to bring about

Question 79

depredation

Answer 79

A predatory attack; a raid damage, destruction, or loss

Question 80

deprivation

Answer 80

the state of lacking or doing without something; loss

Question 81

disinterested

Answer 81

impartial; free of bias or self-interest in an outcome

Question 82

uninterested

Answer 82

without interest; having no interest or concern in a matter

Question 83

emigrate

Answer 83

to leave one country or region and settle in another

Question 84

immigrate

Answer 84

to settle in a country or region where one is not native

Question 85

precede

Answer 85

to come before

Question 86

proceed

Answer 86

to go forward or onward