English 1 Honors Final Study Guide Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards for English 1 Honors Final Study Guide.

Exploit

Make full use of and derive benefit from.

Solace

Comfort and consolation in times of grief.

Prodigious

Remarkably or impressively great in size or degree.

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect.

Repose

Rest or relax, a body.

Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy (of an appetite or desire).

Narcissist

A person who only cares for themselves.

Exuberance

The quality of being full of excitement.

Disparage

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

Impute

Represent as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.

Abhor

Regard with disgust and hatred.

Adversary

One's opponent in a contest or conflict.

Augment

Make greater by adding to it.

Communal

Shared by everyone.

Digress

To stray from topic or idea.

Obscure

Not easily understood, hidden.

Inexplicable

Unable to be explained or accounted for.

Pensive

Involving reflecting deep or serious thought.

Garish

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

Haste

Excessive speed or urgency or hurry.

Aphorism

A statement of general truth; words of wisdom.

Indecipherable

Not able to be read or understood.

Nostalgia

Good memories of past experiences.

Transcend

Rise above, go beyond limits.

Rancor

Being very angry, holding grudges.

Sentence Combining

Joining two or more sentences into a single, more complex sentence.

Coordinating Adjectives

Two or more descriptive words used together to modify the same noun, and they are separated by a comma.

Semicolon

Can be used to combine two independent clauses that are closely related. Put the semicolon in place of a conjunction.

Metaphor

Describes something using a word or phrase that typically describes a different thing.

Simile

Describes something using like or as.

Personification

Giving characteristics to something nonhuman to human activities.

Tone

What the author wants the reader to feel.

Mood

What the reader feels after reading a writer's piece of writing.

Comedy

A character has a downward start but ends up coming to the top or a happy ending.

Tragedy

A character's progression forms a happy beginning till they are brought down, sometimes in death.

Foreshadowing

Subtle hinting toward what will happen in a story or play.

Comic Relief

Humor that is sprinkled in during times of grief or sorrow in plays.

Pun

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

Imagery

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Irony

Using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Symbols

Where a writer uses these to convey deeper meanings beyond the literal surface of the text

Motifs

Is an image, phrase,or idea that reoccurs throughout the story.

Allusion

Brief reference to a person, place, event, or other literary work.

Elie Wiesel (Night)

Determined, resilient, and questioning.

Shlomo Wiesel (Night)

Elie's father, a respected community leader who becomes increasingly frail and dependent on Elie during their time in the concentration camps.

Moishe the Beadle (Night)

A poor and mystical man who tries to warn the town about the impending Holocaust after escaping a mass execution.

Salva Dut (A Long Walk to Water)

Persistent, hopeful, and a leader.

Nya (A Long Walk to Water)

A young girl who spends her days walking miles to collect water for her family in South Sudan.

Uncle Jewiir (A Long Walk to Water)

Salva's uncle, a soldier, becomes Salva's protector and guide during their journey.

Romeo Montague (Romeo and Juliet)

Impulsive, passionate, and romantic.

Juliet Capulet (Romeo and Juliet)

Naive, loving, and courageous.

Friar Laurence (Romeo and Juliet)

A well-meaning friar who tries to help Romeo and Juliet but whose plans go awry.

Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet)

Romeo's witty and cynical friend, killed in a duel with Tybalt.

Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet)

Juliet's hot-tempered cousin, who challenges Romeo and is killed by him.

Lord Capulet (Romeo and Juliet)

Juliet's father, the head of the Capulet household.

Lady Capulet (Romeo and Juliet)

Juliet's mother, eager for Juliet to marry Paris.

Lord Montague (Romeo and Juliet)

Romeo's father, the head of the Montague household.

Lady Montague (Romeo and Juliet)

Romeo's mother, who dies of grief after Romeo is exiled.

Benvolio (Romeo and Juliet)

Romeo's cousin and friend, tries to keep the peace.

Paris (Romeo and Juliet)

A nobleman who seeks to marry Juliet.

Nurse (Romeo and Juliet)

Juliet's confidante and caretaker.

Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie)

Initially career-focused, reflective, and transformed.

Morrie Schwartz (Tuesdays with Morrie)

Wise, compassionate, and accepting.

Charlotte (Tuesdays with Morrie)

Morrie's caring wife who provides support and love during his illness.

Janine (Tuesdays with Morrie)

Mitch's wife, a supportive presence who also becomes close to Morrie.

Peter (Tuesdays with Morrie)

Mitch's brother.