Tenth Grade MYP Final Study Guide Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards to help study for the final exam.

Pertinent

Relevant

Farce

A ridiculous sham

Kindred

Similar in kind; related

Divulge

To disclose or reveal

Defunct

Having no effect; no longer in use

Incandescent

Glowing with intense heat

Immeasurable

Beyond measure; limitless

Oblique

Indirect; evasive, slanted

Namesake

One named after another

Befall

To happen to

Dignitary

A high-ranking person

Glib

Speaking readily and fluently; insincere

Infidel

A person who does not believe in religion

Marital

Pertaining to marriage

Affront

An open insult

Bevy

A group

Ardor

Passion

Stolid

Showing little or no emotion

Variable

Changeable

Trepidation

Fear

Voluble

Talkative

Pejorative

Expressing disapproval

Replete

Full

Reputable

Respectable

Reverie

Daydream

Setting

Time and place where the story occurs

Characterization

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

Man vs Self

A struggle within one's self

Man vs Man

A struggle between two characters

Man vs Nature

A struggle between a character and the forces of nature

Man vs Society

A struggle between a character and the rules/laws of society

Foreshadowing

The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

Theme

The central idea or message of a work

Exposition

The introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters

Climax

The turning point in a story

Foil

A character who is used as a contrast to another character

Personification

Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals

Simile

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Metaphor

A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as

Extended Metaphor

A metaphor that extends throughout the entire poem/story

Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

Symbol

Something that represents something else

Juxtaposition

The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development

Repetition

Repeated

Imagery

Language that appeals to the senses