unit 4 simplified

abase (v)

abase (v)

lower someone in dignity, status- to humiliate

affable (adj)

warm friendly easy to talk to

aggrandize (v)

to enchance power wealth repuation of something by exaggerating

amorphous (adj)

lacking form

archetype (n)

a typical example

aura (n)

a distinctive atmosphere or quality

contraband

illegal goods (n) illegal (adj)

erudite (adj)

showing / having great knowledge

infer (v)

to conclude with evidence over explicit statements

inscrutable (adj)

difficult to understand, mysterious

insular (adj)

narrow inded outlook, island characteristic

irrevocable n(adj)

final, impossible to reverse

scurrilous (adj)

course, abusive in language, defamtory

sedulous (adj)

dilligent and persistent in effort

enumeratio

amplification through dividing a subject into parts (causes, effects, problems, etc)

ex: i love her eyes, her hair, her nose, her cgeecks or its chocholate, its peppermin, its delicous

expletive

emphasize by a single word or short phrase interrupting

ex: in fact, of course, to be sure, i suppose

euphemism

a more agreeable substitute for unpleasant word or concept

ex: “earthyly remains” rather than “corpse”

exposition

type of composition meant to expain- introductory material

extended metaphor

a metaphor at greath lentgh occuring frequently or throughout work

ex: “hope is the thing with feathers that perches the soul, and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all” - emily dickenson

figuriative language

not meant to carry ltiral meaning

figure of speech

qpowtrophe, hype`rboke, etc

generic conventions

traditions of a genre

genre

major category a theme fits in

propensity (n)

q natural tendency to a particular behavior or action

querulous (adj)

compalining, irritated

remonstrate (v)

to make a forceful protest or objection

repudiate (v)

to reject or refuse to accept

resilent (adj)

able to recover quickly after hard times

retrench (v)

to reduce costs , cut back in economic troubles

reverberate (v)

to echo or respound, lasting impact