Literature and Composition I: Vocabulary: Directions and Lists for the entire Semester- 2014
The following are the lists of vocabulary that you will be learning this semester.
LISTS 1, 2, 7 and 12 are starred (*) because ALL students in the class will be responsible for ALL of the words
on those lists.
For all of the remaining lists (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11):
HONORS students will be responsible for learning all TWENTY words on each list.
COLLEGE PREP ADVANCED students will be responsible for learning the first FIFTEEN words on each list.
COLLEGE PREP students will be responsible for learning the first TEN words on each list.
* On Monday night for homework, you MUST look up the words. For each word, find the part of speech
and the most frequently used definition.
This will count as a HOMEWORK grade.
You must have both the part of speech and the definition for EVERY word in order to receive full credit
for the assignment.
* I will check and go over the definitions on Tuesday at the start of class.
* Some weeks, on Thursday at the beginning of class you will be asked to complete a worksheet that will
require you to correctly place the week’s vocabulary words into sentences. This will serve as a review for
Friday’s Quiz.
* On Friday each week, you will be given a QUIZ on the week’s Vocabulary words.
So, each week your Vocabulary will be counted as two separate grades: one HOMEWORK grade
one QUIZ grade
**NOTE: There are 20 weeks in the semester and only 12 Vocabulary Lists. That means there will be some
weeks when you will not be responsible for the Vocabulary. I will let you know when those weeks occur.
The form of the Quiz will vary each week and will be different for each level (matching
words and definitions; filling in the blanks of sentences with the correct word)
PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THIS LIST IN YOUR BINDER/NOTEBOOK ALL
SEMESTER.
Literature and Composition I: Vocabulary: Lists for the entire Semester
LIST 1 *
LIST 2 *
LIST 3
1. imagery (image)
2. irony
3. metaphor
4. monologue
5. narrative
6. nonfiction
7. novel
8. personification
9. plot
10. poetry
11. point of view
12. prose
13. setting
14. simile
15. soliloquy
16. symbol
17. theme
18. tone
19. tragedy
1. palpable
2. indolently
3. bizarre
4. naive
5. scruples
6. blandly
7. grotesque
8. futile
9. precipitous
10. maruaders
11. medley
12. condolence
13. languor
14. succor
15. interloper
16. vanquished
17. fetid
18. impassive
19. disconsolately
20. unrequited
(Literary Terms)
(Literary Terms)
(“The Most Dangerous Game,”
“The Interlopers,” “Uncle
Marcos”)
LIST 4
LIST 5
LIST 6
1. contentious
2. diminutive
3. discernible
4. persevere
5. melancholy
6. cordial
7. placidly
8. procure
9. innate
10. articulate (adj)
11. fractious
12. auspicious
13. malignant
14. irascible
15. inconspicuous
16. fanatical
17. ingenuous
18. nocturnal
19. tentative
20. erratically
1. peril
2. tranquil
3. antagonize
4. infallible
5. formidable
6. ambidextrous
7. genially
8. indignant
9. vehement
10. apathy
11. acquiescence
12. succinct
13. expunge
14. temerity
15. squalid
16. elucidate
17. acrimonious
18. furtive
19. volition
20. impertinent
(To Kill a Mockingbird)
(To Kill a Mockingbird)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
allusion
atmosphere (mood)
autobiography
biography
characterization
climax
comedy
conflict
connotation
denotation
dialogue
diction
drama
essay
fiction
foreshadowing
genre
hero/heroine
1. preclude
2. impunity
3. immolation
4. connoisseur
5. virtuoso
6. gemmary
7. rueful
8. anguish
9. resplendent
10. dejection
11. exorbitant
12. coarse
13. disheveled
14. profoundly
15. instigates
16. depreciate
17. cascade
18. chaste
19. meretricious
20. ravages
(“The Cask of Amontillado,”
“The Necklace,” “The Gift of
the Magi”)
LIST 7 *
LIST 8
LIST 9
1. drama
2. tragedy
3. comedy
4. play
5. stage directions
6. protagonist
7. antagonist
8. dramatic irony
9. chorus
10. soliloquy
1. vigil
2. vivacious
3. pantomime
4. obstinate
5. bristling
6. impassively
7. inarticulate
8. deferential
9. wrath
10. ire
11. sullen
12. interminable
13. haggard
14. painstakingly
15. subtly
16. aversion
17. oculist
18. paroxysm
19. consummately
20. imperious
1. contemplate
2. morosely
3. complacently
4. mollified
5. ominously
6. pugnacious
7. monotonous
8. assuage
9. sojourn
10. amiable
11. bemuse
12. derision
13. reprehensible
14. sullen
15. impudent
16. slough (verb)
17. predilection
18. stricture
19. recumbent
20. vexations
(The Miracle Worker)
(Of Mice and Men)
LIST 11
LIST 12 *
(Drama Terms)
LIST 10
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
stolid
indolent
subservient
obstinate
adulate
myriad (noun)
meticulous
antiquity
novel (adj)
adversary
pariah
trifling
astute
judicious
prudent
ambiguous
intimate (verb)
obtuse
aspire
fastidious
(Romeo and Juliet)
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1. pensive
2. imperative (adj)
3. loathsome
4. fallacy
5. quandary
6. concise
7. brevity
8. digress
9. placate
10. gregarious
11. antagonism
12. altruistic
13. avarice
14. frugal
15. debacle
16. precarious
17. odious
18. castigate
19. reprove
20. phlegmatic
1. research paper
2. topic
3. print source
4. online source
5. database
6. journal
7. paraphrase
8. plagiarism
9. note card
10. keyword
11. outline
12. thesis statement
13. parenthetical citations
14. bibliography
15. Works Cited Page
16. M.L.A.
(Romeo and Juliet)
(Research paper terms)
Where to find the definitions and parts of speech for the words in each List:
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Lists 1* and 2* (Literary Terms):
Green Prentice Hall textbook, The Handbook of Literary Terms and Techniques, beginning on page 1056
List 3 (words from “The Most Dangerous Game”, “The Interlopers,” and “Uncle Marcos”):
Green Prentice Hall textbook, pages 12, 32, and 62
List 4 (words from “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Necklace,” and “The Gift of the Magi”):
Green Prentice Hall textbook, pages 3, 192, and 174
Lists 5 and 6 (words from To Kill a Mockingbird):
Any online or print dictionary
List 7* (Drama Terms):
Any online or print dictionary
List 8 (words from The Miracle Worker):
Green Prentice Hall textbook, pages 218, 222 (oculist) 242, and 266 (exceptions: definitions for paroxysm,
consummately, and imperious must be found in another source)
List 9 (words from Of Mice and Men):
Any online or print dictionary
Lists 10 and 11 (words from Romeo and Juliet):
Any online or print dictionary
List 12* (Research Paper Terms)
Mrs. Merriam will provide you with these definitions 