Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Final Exam Study Guide based on the provided lecture notes.

Plight

A difficult or unfortunate situation.

Disdainful

Showing contempt or lack of respect.

Flout

Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).

Kindle

To set fire to or ignite; to stir up or excite.

Dispatch

To send off to a destination or for a purpose.

Daunt

To intimidate or discourage by fear.

Prate

To talk foolishly or at length; chatter.

Expeditious

Done with speed and efficiency.

Bestow

To present as a gift or honor.

Ecstasy

An overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.

Humane

Having or showing compassion or benevolence.

Deft

Skillful and quick in one's movements; adroit.

Fret

To be constantly or visibly worried or anxious.

Diminutive

Extremely small or tiny.

Desolate

Deserted of people and in a state of bleak emptiness.

Personification

The attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions.

Dramatic Irony

Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

Foreshadowing

Be a warning or indication of (a future event).

Rhetorical Questions

An expression designed to persuade.

Juxtaposition

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Tone

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

Ethos

An appeal to ethics

Pathos

An appeal to emotion

Logos

An appeal to logic

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Simile

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

Allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.