English 10 Final Exam Vocabulary Vocabulary from the editorial:“Characteristics of Heroism: What Makes a Person a Hero?” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. empathy: empathetic: understanding someone else’s feelings nurturance: nurture: support, taking care of others adversity: difficulty, danger tendencies: habits or expected behaviors intrinsic: deep-down, fundamental Beowulf Lines 1-169: 1. scourge (4)-evil, terror 2. renege (80)-go back on a promise 3. marauding (103)- raiding 4. 5. remorse (137)-shame, regret atrocious (166)-terrible Vocabulary List #1 amorphous having no definite form or distinct shape beguile attract; cause to be enamored disparage express a negative opinion of ennui the feeling of being bored by something tedious 5. hackneyed repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse 1. 2. 3. 4. Vocabulary List #3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. convene meet formally instigate provoke or stir up plausible apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful provocative serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating superfluous more than is needed, desired, or required Night by Elie Wiesel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. surreal characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions oppressor a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures pious having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity compulsory required by rule defiance a hostile challenge Vocabulary to Describe Tone 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. bitter cynical critical objective sentimental solemn reverent optimistic whimsical didactic humorous Vocabulary for Shakespeare’s Macbeth Words for How the Playwright Engages the Audience 1. dramatic irony- when the audience knows something the character does not 2. comic relief- a character or scene in a serious work whose humor relieves the audience’s tension 3. suspense- the uncertainty an audience feels about what might happen next 4. foreshadowing- a hint about what is to come next in the story 5. symbol- an object that represents an idea or feeling Words for How the Characters Speak in the Play 6. soliloquy- speech given by a single character 7. aside- a remark made by a character directly to the audience 8. dialogue- conversation between two or more characters Words for Describing Plot, Characters, and Dialogue (from handouts, classwork) 9. prophecy-prophesize prediction about the future 10. susceptible- easily affected or influenced by something; vulnerable 11. paranoid- nervous, fearful, and suspicious; believing others will harm you