Final Exam Vocab

Aghast

Aghast

horrified/shocked

Idolize

To look up to

Acquit

to declare innocent

Indignant

angry at something unfair

Menace

an annoyance/troublemaker

Ornery

cranky/grumpy

Stifle

to suppress or muffle

Unfathomable

impossible to understand

Besiege

to surround completely

Gallant

noble and often sacrificing

Resilience

­the ability to bounce back or recover

Subside

to lessen in strength or intensity

Absolve

to free from guilt

Aversion

having a strong dislike for something

Capricious

fickle, impulsive, and unpredictable

Caustic

sarcastic and hurtful

Concur

to agree

Deferential

respectful

Gait

manner of walking

Interrogate

to question aggressively

Naive

lacking wisdom and experience

Inevitable

expected to happen

Palpable

noticeable/obvious

Prevail

to conquer, triumph and win

Entice

to tempt/lure

Idle

inactive/unproductive

Jubilant

happy/overjoyed

Chortle

­to laugh or chuckle

Elated

extremely happy/jubilant

Embellish

to make something more interesting by adding extra details especially fake ones

Malice

the desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another

Uncanny

mysterious or strange in an unsettling way

Persistence

not giving up when faced with a challenge

hyperbole

an intentional exaggeration that deepens the meaning of what your saying

personification

when you attribute human qualities to a non human subject

metaphor

A direct comparison between two things whiteout using like or as

simile

A direct comparison using like or as.

onomatopoeia

When you call something by the sound that it’s making

alliteration

When two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly

oxymoron

concepts with opposite meaning create self contradiction

allusion

A reference to something popular or well known

imagery

Language that stimulates the readers senses