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vocabulary: fall list #1 defintions
theme-the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
1) The writer had to express the theme of the story toward an audience.
tone-
mood-
diction-
syntax -the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
5)Because I do not like the way my sentences are read, I am going to ask my teacher to tutor me on syntax.
stupid -
adumbrate -report of represent in outline foreshadow
7)The ending of the novel is already adumbrated in the first chapter.
apotheosis -the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
8) The apotheosis in Romeo and Juliet is when they both end of dying and the two families stop fighting.
ascetic -
bauble -
beguile -charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way/to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.
11) The young man had a beguile look with his attire.
burgeon -to grow or develop quickly; flourish
12) The strawberries burgeon during the seasons at decent times.
complement -something that completes or makes perfect
13)The complement made the play but all perfect.
contumacious -stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
14)The Native American's contumacious push to take land back from the pilgrims.
curmudgeon -a bad-tempered or surly person
15) David usually has curmudgeon attitude toward people distracting him.
didactic -intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
16) Martin Luther King Jr. had a didactic speech.
1) The writer had to express the theme of the story toward an audience.
tone-
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
2)The tone of the story was very disturbing for the younger audience.mood-
a temporary state of mind or feeling
3)The mood of a story can change drastically along the way.diction-
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
4)The main protagonist used a good amount of diction in the summary.syntax -the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
5)Because I do not like the way my sentences are read, I am going to ask my teacher to tutor me on syntax.
stupid -
lacking intelligence or common sense
6) My partner is very stupid.
6) My partner is very stupid.
adumbrate -report of represent in outline foreshadow
7)The ending of the novel is already adumbrated in the first chapter.
apotheosis -the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
8) The apotheosis in Romeo and Juliet is when they both end of dying and the two families stop fighting.
ascetic -
a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention
9)
9)
Here he lived a quiet if not an ascetic life.
bauble -
a small, showy trinket or decoration
10)The Christmas tree's are covered by baubles.
10)The Christmas tree's are covered by baubles.
11) The young man had a beguile look with his attire.
burgeon -to grow or develop quickly; flourish
12) The strawberries burgeon during the seasons at decent times.
complement -something that completes or makes perfect
13)The complement made the play but all perfect.
contumacious -stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
14)The Native American's contumacious push to take land back from the pilgrims.
curmudgeon -a bad-tempered or surly person
15) David usually has curmudgeon attitude toward people distracting him.
didactic -intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
16) Martin Luther King Jr. had a didactic speech.
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