10th Honors Lit Vocab 1

Quiz

Affable

Def: friendly, good-natured, easy to talk to. Highly positive connotation. Affable tone is friendly. Ex: Slim

Depraved

Def: morally corrupt, perverted. Negative moral connotation. Ex: Darth Vader

Devout

Def: having deep religious commitment or commitment to larger cause. Neutral connotation. Ex: Bellatrix Lestrange

Fatuous

Def: foolish in an unknowing, complacent manner. Negative connotation. Fatuous tone of a character should not be taken seriously and is not self-aware. Ex: Donkey

Gauche

Def: lacking social grace, awkward, crude. Negative Connotation. Lacks social awareness and has no filter. If they’re intentionally offensive they have no self-awareness. Ex: Michael Scott

Insolent

Def: showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect. Usually negative connotation (depends on situation). Knowingly disrespectful to a figure of higher power. Ex: Draco Malfoy, Katniss Everdeen toward President Snow.

Obsequious

Def: obedient to an excessive or servile degree, very showy with attentiveness. Negative connotation. Weak-willed characters who serve a powerful character to gain something. Ex: Peter Pettigrew

Peevish

Def: easily irritated, especially by unimportant things. Negative connotation (not extreme). Not necessarily mean. Ex: Han Solo

Privileged

Def: having special rights, advantages, or immunities. Negative or positive based on context. Has to do with character’s position in society rather than nature of personality. Ex: Romeo and Juliet

Quixotic

Def: exceedingly idealistic and unrealistic. Not entirely positive connotation. Lacks self awareness and worldly knowledge. Often given a chance to grow and mature. Ex: Juliet