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abatement
decrease, reduction
abdicate
to give up a position, right, or power
acumen
sharpness of insight
adherent
believer; supporter; devotee
adjunct
1. attachment; appendage. 2. Subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty or art
aggrandize
make more powerful;amplify;increase.
allegory
symbolic representation
allusion
indirect reference
allusiveness
quality of making many indirect references
abstruse
difficult to understand
apt
appropriate; having a natural tendency
cajole
coax
compendious
succinct (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
concur
to agree
delineate
list, explain
digress
to stray from the main subject
elucidate
to clarify, explain
embroil
involve in an argument or conflict
empirical
based on observation or experiment and not on theory
acme; noun
highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable
allusion; noun
A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature
antithesis; noun
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
balm; noun
something soothing to the mind, and comforting
breach; noun/verb
(n) a gap; a violation; to break; (v) to break open; to break a law
circumspect; adjective
careful, cautious
contiguous; adjective
touching at an edge or boundary
alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
connotation
the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression
denotation
the literal or primary meaning of a word
Inane; adjective
lacking sense or meaning; silly; foolish
introverted; adjective
withdrawn into oneself; self-absorbed; secretive
legacy; noun
An inheritance; something handed down from an ancestor or from the past
malaise; adjective
illness; feeling of physical or mental uneasiness or weakness
morose; adjective
gloomy; sad; depressed; sullen; sulky
opulent; adjective
rich and showy; luxurious
pretense; noun
a false show or claim; pretending something other than the truth
recluse; noun
one who lives alone; on who leads a solitary life; a hermit
hyperbole; noun
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
oxymoron; noun
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
etiological myths
myths that explain origins and causes
hero myths
involves a hero who goes on an adventure, and in a decisive crisis wins in a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed
replenish; verb
to fill again; to restore or re-supply
sardonic; adjective
scornful; mocking
squalid; adjective
dirty, filthy due to neglect; rundown, uncared for
tactile; adjective
capable of being felt or touched; pertaining to the sense of touch
turbulent; adjective
violently disturbed; agitated; unruly
vilify; verb
to criticize harshly or to defame
affirmation; noun
a positive statement or declaration of a truth or belief
amorphous; adjective
shapeless; undefined; vague; indistinct; unformed
utopia; noun
an imagined place where everything is perfect
dystopia; noun
an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice
fugitive; noun
a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution
characterization
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
climax
that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point
epic poem
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
alchemist; noun
a person who studies or practices alchemy
zenith; noun
the highest point reached by a celestial object (like the sun)
muse; verb
to consider something thoughtfully
lame; adj
having an injured or disabled leg or foot which causes one to limp
omen; noun
an event regarded as a portent of the future
whet; verb
to sharpen
infidel; noun
a person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own
ruefully; adverb
regretfully; sorrowfully
divination; noun
the process of seeking knowledge of the future by supernatural means
capricious; adjective
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
nocturnal; adjective
relating to, or occurring in the night
oasis; noun
a fertile spot in a desert where there is water
mirage; noun (haha 69th vocab)
an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the desert
wary; adjective
being on one's guard against danger
brandish; verb
to wave a weapon as a threat
scimitar; noun
a sword with a curved blade that broadens toward the point
heed; verb
to pay attention to
elixir; noun
a magical or medicinal potion, as brewed by alchemists to prolong life indefinitely
impenetrable; adjective
impossible to pass through or enter
abrade; adjective
scrape or rub away
