English Vocab Words Term 4

Facilitate

To aid the progress of

galvanizing

something that is exciting thrilling or stimulating

hyperbole

A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration

Imagery

visually descriptive language

imminent

when something is about to happen

implied

suggested but not directly expressed

inconsequential

not important or significant

inference

to draw a reasonable conclusion from the given

integral

a part that is necessary to make a whole complete; essential

invective

highly critical language

aesthetic

pertaining to beauty

affluent

flowing in abundance

alliteration

the repetition of sounds in two or more neighboring words

allusion

a reference to something not directly expressed

ambiguity

the multiple meanings of a text

analogus

similar or comparable in certain aspects

anecdote

a short account of an event

antecedent

the word phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun

arbitrary

based on random choice

articulate

to clearly express in words

colloquialism

the use of slang in words

connotation

the non literal meaning of a word

consensus

an overall agreement

corroborate

to provide evidence for

Irony

When reality is the opposite of what is expected

Malleable

Capable of being changed

Nuance

A subtle difference in meaning

obsolete

no longer used

Omit

to leave out

Onomatopoeia

natural sounds which are imitated in words

Oxymoron

apparently contradictory terms are grouped together

Parallelism

structural similarities in writing

parody

A humorously exaggerated imitation of a work

pedantic

A general tone that is overly academic

rhetoric

the art of speaking or writing efficiently

sarcasm

the use of verbal irony to mock

Satiated

satisfied

Satire

a work that targets human vices

superfluous

more than enough

surreptitious

kept secret

syntax

the way an author puts words into a sentence

tentative

not finalized yet

viability

the ability to be done in a practical manner

vicarious

experiencing thought another