English quiz 12/11/24

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Ambition

n Strong desire to achieve

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Avaricious

adj Extremely greedy

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Benediction

n Blessing

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Blaspheme

v To use the name of God in an irreverent manner

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Charnel House

n Tomb or vault for bones of dead (that had been dug up for new graves)

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Dolor

n Sorrow; grief

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Ecstasy

n Extremely intense state of emotion; madness

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Equivocate

v To be intentionally ambiguous or unclear w/ intent to mislead

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Equivocator

n One who intentionally speaks vaguely (Jesuits & Father Garnett)

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Gorgon

n Monster having woman’s body, snakes for hair whose glance turned viewer to stone (Ancient Greek myth; Medusa)

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Harbinger

n Signal of something approaching

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Knell

n Sound of a bell toll (especially signaling a funeral)

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Laudable

adj Worthy of praise; commendable

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Malevolence

n Wishing of evil or injury to others

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Metaphysical

adj Pertaining to abstract thought; supernatural

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Mettle

n Courageous spirit; fortitude

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Mirth

n Festivity; merriment

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Multitudinous

adj Very numerous; in great numbers

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Parricide

v Murder of one’s own parent / close older relative

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Pernicious

adj Highly destructive, injurious or fatal

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Purgative

adj Tending to cleanse (especially as relates to the body)

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Sacrilegious

adj Irreverent toward something sacred

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Voluptuousness

n State of being devoted to sensual pleasures

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Wanton

adj Immoral; lewd; unrestrained

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Malicious

adj Having hatred or ill will

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Dynamic Character

Character that undergoes significant change 

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Static Character

Character that does not undergo significant change

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Round Character

Character that is fully developed; exhibits a variety of traits

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Flat Character

Character that displays few, if any, distinguishing features

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Archetype

Original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are copies or representations

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Stereotype

Conventional character, plot or setting; little or no individuality

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Protagonist

Main character (not necessarily good)

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Antagonist

Character who opposes main character

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Foil

Character whose traits are opposite those of another character who emphasizes strengths or weaknesses of other character

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Tragedy is an ______________

imitation

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of an _______________

action

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that is ______________, _____________, and has a __________________________.

serious, complete proper magnitude

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It achieves a _____________

catharsis

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of ____________________

emotion

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through the representation of _________ and ___________.

pity and fear

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Tragic Hero

Protagonist (or main character) in a tragedy (not necessarily good) 

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Hamartia

Tragic flaw or lack of vision (from Gk: to miss the mark)

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Peripeteia

Reversal of fortune

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Anagnorisis

Recognition of fatal flaw

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Catharsis

Purging or purification of excess emotion through representation of pity or fear; has a unifying effect on audience