451 Test Vocab + Lit Terms - 10/11/24

divulge: (v)

to reveal

abet: (v)

to assist or encourage, often in wrongdoing

dogmatic: (adj)

arrogant and stubborn about one’s beliefs

 insipid: (adj)

not at all stimulating; lacking flavor

 extraneous: (adj)

inessential; not constituting a vital part

coerce: (v)

to force (with intimidation, threats, or pressure)

 jaundiced: (adj)

prejudiced; hostile

meticulous: (adj)

extremely neat; precise; careful about details

temerity: (n)

fearlessness; recklessness

gregarious: (adj)

fond of the company of others; sociable

 heresy: (n)

crime of holding a belief that goes against established beliefs

docile: (adj)

easy to teach or manage

libation: (n)

a drink

anathema: (n)

a hated, repellant person or thing; a formal curse

banter: (v)

playful conversation

castigate: (v)

to punish severely or criticize

gauche: (adj)

lacking social graces; tactless

ignominy: (n)

public shame; dishonor

 motley: (adj)

made up of dissimilar parts; colorful

emaciated: (adj)

extremely thin; wasted away

motif:

a repeated idea or image throughout a text that helps to develop the text’s themes

simile:

a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”

metaphor:

a comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

allusion:

an indirect reference to another text; there are four different types of allusions: historical; mythological; literary; religious

historical:

a reference to a historical event, period, or figure

mythological:

a reference to a mythological story or figure

literary:

a reference to a literary story or figure

hyperbole:

an extreme exaggeration

idiom:

an expression that gets its meaning from how it is used (Ex: It’s raining cats and dogs)

verbal irony:

when someone says the opposite of what they mean

dramatic irony:

the audience knows something that characters do not

situational irony:

the opposite of what is expected happen happens