advanced comp

camaraderie

trust among friends

extricate

To free from a difficult or tangled situation

naive

lacking sophistication or experience

reiterate

to say again, repeat

contrite

extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant

empathy

an understanding of another's feelings

formidable

arousing fear or awe

perfunctory

done without care; in a routine fashion

sanctimonious

making a show of being morally superior to other people

inarticulate

Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity

plagiarized

take (the work or an idea of someone else) and pass it off as one's own.

erroneously

mistakenly, inaccurately

prolific

productive

squelch

to crush as if by trampling; squash

Extenvating

make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable

mundane

lacking interest or excitement; dull

reap

harvest, gather

tenacious

Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

Author's Perspective

the writers attitude toward the subject of his/her writing

Ambiguity

An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.

extended metaphor

A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.

figurative language

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

Oxymoron

conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')

stoic

indifferent to pleasure or pain