Vocab List #5

traverse

traverse

travel across or through

languid

of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.

vulgar

lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined.

odious

extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

stolid

(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

prostrate

lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward.

vex

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

portent

a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.

importune

harass (someone) persistently for or to do something.

subtle

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

vestige

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

atmosphere

a type of feeling that readers get from a narrative, based on details such as setting, background, &c.

diction 

the linguistic choices a writer makes to effectively convey an idea, a point of view, or tell a story

flashback

a scene that takes place before a story begins. Flashbacks interrupt the chronological order of the main narrative to take a reader back in time to the past events in a character's life.

foreshadowing

a warning or indication of (a future event).

imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

mood

the general atmosphere or emotional complexion of a work

theme

a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

hab

live, reside

hom

same, equal, like

hosp

host or guest

hydro

water

hypno

sleep

init

begin

jur, jus, jud

judge, law, rule

juven

young, youthful

labor, lab

work

laud

praise