Bedore Vocab 4

Adjudicate

to make an official decision about who is right in (a dispute) : to settle judicially

Ambiguity

a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways : an ambiguous word or expression

Amorous

strongly moved by love and especially sexual love

Assuage

to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease

Bliss

complete happiness

Colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

Convivial

relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

Disdain

Effusive

Epigrammatic

of, relating to, or resembling an epigram

Equivocate

to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive

Feign

to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression

Haughty

blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior

Irrepressible

impossible to repress, restrain, or control

Parsimonious / Parsimony

the quality or state of being stingy

Euphemism

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

Reclusive

seeking solitude : retiring from society

Pedantic

Narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned ; overly concerned with minute details

Terse

Using few words : devoid of superfluity

Aside

when a character in a work of fiction addresses the audience directly for a moment to either express a truth, reveal a feeling, or comment on the events of the story.

Figurative Language

language that contains or uses figures of speech.

Allusion

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

Dramatic Irony

a plot device often used in theater, literature, film, and television to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given situation, and that of the audience.

Verbal Irony

when the literal meaning of what someone says is different from—and often opposite to—what they actually mean.

Situational Irony

Soliloquy

a literary device, most often found in dramas, in which a character speaks to him or herself, relating his or her innermost thoughts and feelings as if thinking aloud.

Parable

Paradox

a statement that contradicts itself, or that must be both true and untrue at the same time.

Irony

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning