Shared Flashcard Set

Details

vocab
cards
25
English
10th Grade
01/16/2012
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional English Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
indignation
 Definition
strong displeasure;insulting
Term
skeptical
 Definition
having/showing doubt
Term
morose
 Definition
gloomingly;illhumored
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
inclined to fight
Term
derogatory
 Definition
reputation of a person/thing
Term
pantomime
 Definition
the art or techinque of conveying emotions ,actions,feelings
Term
imperious
 Definition
urgent
Term
imagery
 Definition
portray a picture in your mind
Term
symbol
 Definition
an object,person,thing,place that means/represents what it is
Term
subdued
 Definition
quiet,controlled, after argument
Term
aloof
 Definition
at a distance, in feeling or interest, apart
Term
reprehensible
 Definition
deserving of reproof
Term
hyberbole
 Definition
extreme exagaration
Term
theme
 Definition
the lesson/ message the author sends
Term
irony
 Definition
when the opposite of what you expect happens
Term
personification
 Definition
an animal or thing giving as a human
Term
foreshadowing
 Definition
hints/clues what will happen later in the story
Term
indirect
 Definition
through actions of the char
Term
characterization
 Definition
physcial and emotional traits described
Term
conflict
 Definition
the problem in the storybetween two things
Term
montonous
 Definition
lacking in variety
Term
belligerent
 Definition
warlike
Term
console
 Definition
grief;to give comfort
Term
sullen
 Definition
irritation
Term
contemptuous
 Definition
scornful
Supporting users have an ad free experience!