ap lit words quiz for 10/30 quiz

conciliatory

intended to calm, soothe, or make peace

Conocomitant

happening at the same time as something else (stress and tests)

constrain

to limit, restrict, or force someone/something into a certain action

cosmic purpose

the idea that events/characters have a greater or universal meaning thats connected to fate/density

counterargument

an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence

dactylic hexameter

a type of poetic meter with 6 beats, each usually a stressed and 2 unstressed

despicable

Deserving contempt or scorn or hatred

desultary

lacking a clear plan/purpose disconnected

devices of sound

the techniques of deploying the sound of words to enhance meaning (alliteration)

diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

Diadactic

something is intended to teach or instruct, especially a moral lesson

disdain

(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt

disquietude

uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious

divine element

a godly Prescence or an influence of it in a story

dramatic irony

audience knows something the characters don't

efficacy

the ability to produce a desired or intended result

embelish

(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

Engmia

something mysterious or hard to understand

ennoble

to elevate, to raise in rank or make more noble in character

digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing