Unit 5 Vocabulary:
Abstract (adjective): Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Synonym: Conceptual
Antonym: Concrete
Accismus (noun): A rhetorical device where a person pretends to refuse something they actually desire.
Synonym: Feigned rejection
Antonym: Sincere acceptance
Adage (noun): A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; a proverb.
Synonym: Proverb
Antonym: Modern saying
Ambiguity (noun): The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
Synonym: Uncertainty
Antonym: Clarity
Anachronism (noun): Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time.
Synonym: Misplacement
Antonym: Chronological accuracy
Anecdote (noun): A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Synonym: Story
Antonym: Novel
Annotation (noun): A note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.
Synonym: Note
Antonym: Omission
Aphorism (noun): A concise, pointed, and often paradoxical statement of a principle or truth.
Synonym: Proverb
Antonym: Lengthy discourse
Apollonian (adjective): Relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature, derived from the Greek god Apollo.
Synonym: Rational
Antonym: Dionysian
Archetype (noun): A very typical example of a certain person or thing; an original model or prototype.
Synonym: Model
Antonym: Variation
Bard (noun): A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.
Synonym: Poet
Antonym: Prose writer
Bathos (noun): An effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous.
Synonym: Anti-climax
Antonym: Climax
Belle-lettres (noun): Literature that is considered fine or elegant, often used to refer to writings that are more aesthetic than practical.
Synonym: Fine literature
Antonym: Practical literature
Bibliography (noun): A list of the books and articles referred to in a scholarly work.
Synonym: List of references
Antonym: Absence of sources
Bombast (noun): High-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.
Synonym: Grandiloquence
Antonym: Simplicity
Burlesque (noun): An exaggerated, often absurd imitation of something, typically used for comic effect.
Synonym: Parody
Antonym: Seriousness
Cacophony (noun): A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Synonym: Dissonance
Antonym: Harmony
Canon (noun): A general law, rule, or principle by which something is judged; a body of work considered authoritative or classic.
Synonym: Rule
Antonym: Non-canonical
Caricature (noun): A picture or description that exaggerates or distorts certain characteristics for comic effect.
Synonym: Exaggeration
Antonym: Likeness
Circumlocution (noun): The use of many words to express something that could be said more directly.
Synonym: Verbosity
Antonym: Directness
Cynic (noun): A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest, often distrustful of others' motives.
Synonym: Skeptic
Antonym: Idealist
Denouement (noun): The final part of a narrative, in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
Synonym: Conclusion
Antonym: Beginning
Deus ex machina (noun): A plot device where an unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence.
Synonym: Unlikely resolution
Antonym: Logical solution
Dialectic (noun): The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions, often involving a logical exchange of ideas.
Synonym: Debate
Antonym: Silence
Didactic (adjective): Intended to teach, particularly in a moral or instructive way.
Synonym: Educational
Antonym: Entertaining
Etymologies:
-fication: The process of making or becoming (e.g., Clarification - the process of making clear)
fore-: Before, earlier (e.g., Forecast - to predict or estimate future events)
-fuge: To flee or escape (e.g., Refuge - a place to escape or find safety)
-ful: Full of, characterized by (e.g., Joyful - full of joy)
geo-: Earth (e.g., Geography - the study of the Earth's physical features)
-gamy: Marriage or reproduction (e.g., Monogamy - the practice of having one partner)
gastro-: Stomach (e.g., Gastronomy - the science of food and culture)
-geny: Birth or origin (e.g., Progeny - offspring or descendants)
gluco-: Sugar (e.g., Glucose - a simple sugar that is a primary source of energy for the body)
-graphy: The process of recording or writing (e.g., Biography - the story of a person’s life)