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english vocabulary
vocabulary english words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| motif | A recurring theme |
| Eccentric | Covert, sly, secretly |
| 3rd person omniseient | using "he/she" to tell what the character is thinking: "he thought..." |
| imply | To indicate or suggest |
| martyred | A person who endures great suffering for a belief |
| enmity | A feeling of hostility; hatred |
| mortification | Humiliation or shame, injured pride |
| infer | To derive by reasoning |
| ebullience | exhilaration, high spirits |
| furtive | irregular, erratic, peculiar, or odd |
| indignation | Strong displeasure at something unjust |
| direct characterization | tells audience personality of character |
| compelled | To force or drive to a course of action |
| mime | portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures |
| strident | harsh sound, grating |
| hiatus | a break in work |
| errant | straying from the proper course |
| tumult | violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret |
| seductive | tempting and attractive, enticing |
| vicissitudes | a change of circumstances or fortune |
| compulsion | the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something |
| opaque | not able to be seen through, not transporant |
| declivities | a downward slope |
| rapt | completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing |
| tacit | understood or implied without being stated |
| perceptible | able to be seen or noticed |
| riotous | marked by or involving public disorder |
| blatant | (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly |
| belligerence | aggressive or warlike behavior |
| chastisement | the act of scolding or punishing someone |
| impalpable | unable to be felt by touch |
| myriad | a countless or extremely great number |
| appalled | greatly dismay or horrify |
| malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language |
| jeer | speaking in a rude manner |
| decorum | dignified behavior |
| ludicrous | so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous. |
| lament | to feel or express, regret |
| reverence | deep respect for someone or something. |
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