English 10 Final Exam Vocabulary
Vocabulary from the editorial:“Characteristics of Heroism: What Makes a Person a Hero?”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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