Gilson Semester 1 Final

abhor

to detest, to loathe

banal

commonplace; boring

dauntless

fearless

debase

to lower in quality or value

fastidious

very attentive to detail

immaterial

without relevance

laconic

using few words

magnanimous

generous, noble

obliterate

to completely destroy

quaint

pleasingly odd or old fashioned

abide

to put up with; to remain in place

abominable

detestable

belie

to contradict; to misrepresent

candid

direct, frank

debunk

to expose falsehood; to discredit

fiasco

a complete failure, a blunder

hapless

ill-fated; unlucky

lament

to mourn

oblivious

unaware

pallid

pale in color, dull

quell

to pacify or quiet

absolve

to acquit; pardon

accolade

praise, distinction

bellicose

war-like, hostile

elucidate

to clarify, explain

finicky

picky

gluttony

consuming excessive amounts

harbinger

forerunner or omen

obscure

hard to understand; hidden or remote

paltry

lacking in importance, trivial

parched

dehydrated, dried out

acrid

harsh, bitter, sour

adage

old saying or proverb

addendum

an addition

circuitous

roundabout, indirect

degrade

to dishonor or to reduce in value

fitful

intermittent, irregular

harrowing

frightening or traumatic

incongruous

not corresponding, not agreeing, discordant

mirth

merriment, glee

paucity

scarcity, dearth

sanctimonious

hypocritically pious

adhere

to cling or follow without deviation

adroit

skillful, accomplished, highly competent

adulterate

to corrupt or make impure

circumvent

to bypass or go around

clandestine

done in secret

flagrant

openly scandalous or reprehensible

flaunt

to display or show off

hasten

to rush or hurry

inhererent

naturally a part of

listless

lacking energy or enthusiasm

obtuse

lacking quickness of perception; not sharp

pensive

deep in thought

adverse

unfavorable, antagonistic, unlucky, harmful

affable

friendly, easy to approach

affinity

fondness, liking; similarity

cliched

overused; trite

coalesce

to unite or come together

depict

to draw, portray

flounder

to struggle awkwardly

haughty

arrogant, snobbish

loquacisous

talkative

ominous

menacing; threatening

perpetuate

to continue, to keep from dying out

agile

well-coordinated or nimble

aligned

precisely adjusted; commited to one side

blithe

carefree and lighthearted

colloquial

informal

expedite

to speed up, to make easier

flout

to mock or scoff at

insolent

insulting, disrespectful

morose

gloomy, melancholy

ravenous

extremely hungry

secular

worldly, not spiritual

altercation

noisy dispute, a vehement argument

altruistic

selflessness; unselfish concern for welfare of others

ambiguous

uncertain; subject to multiple interpretations

brusque

abrupt in manner or speech

contrite

remorseful; penitent

derelict

abandoned, neglectful of duty

hiatus

a pause or lapse

multifaceted

having many aspects or varieties

pique

to provoke or stimulate

placid

peaceful

recalcitrant

stubborn, disobedient

tacit

not spoken

How to cite Hamlet?

(Act . Scene. Line)

how to cite webpages

last name, first name, title, day month year, URL

How to cite novels

last name, first name, title of book, city of publication, publisher, date published

Assonance

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

consonance

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

quatrain

4 line stanza

couplet

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

penta

five

iamb

is two beats, or one foot

Alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Caesura

A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.

epithet

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

kenning

A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities, as in "ring-giver" for king and "whale-road" for ocean.