English 9 Final Exam Study Guide

This set of flashcards covers vocabulary terms, elements of fiction, and key concepts for the English 9 final exam.

abstain

To choose not to do something.

adept

Highly skilled or proficient at something.

affable

Friendly, pleasant, and easy to talk to.

aptitude

A natural ability to do something.

confound

To cause surprise or confusion.

delegate

To assign responsibility or tasks to others.

deplete

To use up the supply or resources.

dilate

To make larger or wider.

dispel

To drive away or cause to vanish.

enunciate

To pronounce clearly and distinctly.

exacting

Making severe demands; requiring precision.

implement

To put a decision, plan, or agreement into effect.

impose

To force something to be accepted.

inept

Having or showing no skill; clumsy.

infantile

Of or occurring among babies or very young children.

invidious

Likely to arouse resentment in others.

invoke

To call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer.

legacy

Something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor.

lucid

Clear and easy to understand.

posit

To put forward as a basis of argument.

prohibit

To formally forbid something by law.

prospect

The possibility or likelihood of some future event.

repulsion

A feeling of intense distaste or disgust.

specter

A ghost or phantom.

translucent

Allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through.

exposition

The introduction of background information in a story.

rising action

The events leading up to the climax.

climax

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something.

falling action

The events after the climax leading to the resolution.

resolution

The conclusion of a story where conflicts are resolved.

direct characterization

Explicitly describing a character's traits.

external conflict

A struggle between a character and an outside force.

internal conflict

A struggle within a character's mind.

flat character

A character with little depth; not complex.

round character

A complex character with depth and development.

foreshadowing

Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

static character

A character that does not undergo significant change.

dynamic character

A character that undergoes significant internal change.

setting

The time and place in which a story takes place.

situational irony

When the opposite of what you expect happens.

symbol

An object or action that represents something larger.

theme

The underlying message or main idea of a literary work.

verbal irony

When what is said is different from what is meant.