Prose Vocab Quiz 2

AP Lit

Resolve

To work out or find an answer to(a fixity of purpose)

Facade

A false, superficial or artificial appearance or effect

Soliloquy

A long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage

Paradox

A statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Ambiguity

Deliberately suggesting two or more different, and somewhat conflicting meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more ways than one, done on purpose by the author. When not done on purpose, it is too vague to have significant meaning to the work.

Practicality

In a state of being practical(capable of being put to use or account)

Irrepressible

Impossible to keep confined, restrained, or controlled

Salvage

Something saved from destruction in a calamity(ex. a fire, shipwreck, etc.)

Assuaging

To lessen the intensity of something, reducing it to a state of calm, peace, or quiet.

Cynical

Having or showing an attitude or temper that is distrustful of human nature/motives

Feigned

To have given a false appearance of, inducing a false impression, or pretending that something is true

Negligible

Something small enough to warrant little or no attention

Disdain

Feelings of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior

Preoccupation

A state of extreme worry or concern over something other than should bew focused on.