aplit quiz 3

Avocation

A hobby or minor occupation.

Akin

Similar or related in nature.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Corroborate

To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.

Efficacy

The ability to produce a desired or intended result.

Impetus

The force or energy with which a body moves; also refers to motivation.

Insipid

Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest.

Moribund

In a state of inactivity or obsolescence; on the verge of death.

Nefarious

Wicked or criminal.

Physiognomy

A person's facial features or expression, especially as indicative of character.

Reticent

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; reserved.

Suppliant

A person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.

Tedium

The state of being tedious; dullness.

Torrid

Very hot and dry; characterized by intense emotions.

Vacillate

To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions.

Colloquialism

A word or phrase that is not formal and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

Couplet

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme.

Denotation

The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

Diction

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Feminine Rhyme

A rhyme involving two or more syllables, where the final syllables are stressed.

Rhyme

Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

Free Verse

Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

Hubris

Excessive pride or self-confidence.

Inversion

The action of inverting something or the state of being inverted.

Metonym

A word, name, or expression that is substituted for something else with which it is closely associated.

Pastoral

Having the simplicity, charm, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas.

Protagonist

The main character in a drama, movie, novel, or other narrative work.

Pun

A form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or similarity in sound between terms, for humorous or rhetorical effect.

Satire

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or mock.

Thesis

A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.