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Vocab List 5
terms, defs, literary terms
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English
11th Grade
02/04/2016

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Term
Supercilious
Definition

adj.

arrogant; disdainful

Term
Haughty
Definition

adj.

arrogant; disdainful

Term
Banter
Definition

noun

witty conversation; the exchange of good-humored teasing

Term
Jaunty
Definition

adj.

cheerful, lively

Term
Mar
Definition

v.

to spoil, impair, or disfigure

Term
Incessant
Definition

adj.

continuing without pause or interruption

Term
Sumptuous
Definition

adj.

splendid and expensive-looking; lavish

Term
Saunter
Definition

v.

to stroll; walk in a slow, relaxed manner

Term
Strident
Definition

adj.

loud and harsh; grating

Term
Tumult
Definition

noun

clamor; a loud, confused noise; disorder

Term
Deft
Definition

adj.

skillful; adept

Term
Wistful
Definition

adj.

yearning or longing; nostalgic

Term
Pecuniary
Definition

adj.

relating to money

Term
Complacent
Definition

adj.

showing uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements; smug

Term
Subterfuge
Definition

noun

trickery; deceit used to achieve one's goal

Term
Wan
Definition

adj.

pale, weak, strained

Term
Incredulous
Definition

adj.

disbelieving

Term
Libel
Definition

noun

a false or malicious statement about a person

Term
Pastoral
Definition

adj.

associated with country life

Term
Reproach
Definition

noun

expession of disapproval or disappointment 

Term
Disconcerting
Definition

adj.

unsettling; troubling or unnerving

Term
Ingratiate
Definition

verb

to bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them

Term
Poignant
Definition

adj.

evoking a sense of sadness or regret; touching

Term
Desolate
Definition

adj.

miserable or despondent; bleak

Term
Vacuous
Definition

adj.

demonstrating a lack of thought or intelligence

Term
Subtext
Definition
underlying theme; anything that is implied
Term
Epigram
Definition
a pithy saying/quip that expresses an idea in a clever way (ex: cliche phrases)
Term
Conceit
Definition

POETRY

poet's central idea (portrayed through a literary device); and elaborate/extended metaphor

Term

1. Enjambment

2. End-stopped line

Definition

POETRY
 1. Run idea from one line to the next (NO punctuation)

2. Line finishes its thought before moving onto next line (punctuation of any kind at the end of the line).

Term
Tautology
Definition
saying the same thing twice, but in different words (i.e. redundancy)
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