2. Avid Adjective (a word that describes a noun) Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed. Avid for the attention of their baby sitter, the children shouted and tumbled about on the floor. Eager; enthusiastic. Marcia is an avid skier, who spends each weekend on the slopes.
3. Brusque Adjective Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff. The lawyer’s brusque questioning intimidated the witness. Brusqueness Noun (person, place, thing, qualities) The quality or state of being brusque. With a brusqueness quite unlike her, Melanie ended the phone conversation.
4. Concise Adjective Short and to the point. “Speed Kills” is a concise way of warning drivers of the danger of going too fast.
5. Demean Verb: word that shows action or state of being. To cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character. Don’t demean yourself by denying what everyone knows to be true. Demeaning Adjective Degrading. Being scolded in front of the entire class was demeaning.
7. Emulate Verb To try to equal; to imitate. Musician around the world have tried to emulate Louis Armstrong’s soulful trumpet playing.
8. Evoke Verb To call forth; to produce. After the oil spill, the governor’s appeal for clean up volunteers evoked a huge response from people in the state. To bring to mind, often by suggestion. The tinkling notes from the music box evoked for me the carefree joys of childhood. Continued…
9. Evoke (continued) Evocative Adjective Creating something again, especially though the imagination. The costumes and music of the film were evocative of Paris in the 1920s.
11. Inaugurate Verb To install in office with a formal ceremony. Presidents of the United States are inaugurated in January following the November election. To begin officially or mark the opening of. On Tuesday, Mayor Ovallesinaugurated a free vaccination program for all children under five living in the city. Continued…
12. Inaugurate (continued) Inauguration Noun The act of installing in office. Governor Maitland was at her desk within hours of her inauguration.
13. Pervade Verb To spread throughout. Laughter pervades the house whenever Aunt Sara visits us. Pervasive Adjective Spreading throughout. Every Friday afternoon, the pervasive odor of disinfectant fills the halls as the cleaning crew mops the floors.
14. Proprietor Noun An owner of a store or other business. The proprietors of the downtown shops planned a sidewalk sale for the first weekend in June.
15. Pseudonym Noun A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name. Female British authors of the nineteenth century often had to use a male pseudonym in order to get their books published.
16. Rebuff Verb To reject bluntly. The owners rebuffed all attempts to take over their successful computer company. To drive back. Although the men in the Alamo were determined to rebuff Santa Anna’s forces, in the end they were defeated. Continued…
17. Rebuff (continued) Noun A blunt rejection. Caroline’s offer to Fred to patch up their quarrel met with a rebuff. An abrupt setback in progress. After a storm delayed their start, the climbers experienced another rebuff when a rock slide shut down one of the trails.
18. Resilient Adjective Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune. After slipping to third place, the Red Sox were resilient enough to regain first place. Returning quickly to an original shape or condition. A wool sweater is more resilient after washing than a cotton one. Continued…
19. Resilient (continued) Resilience Noun The ability to recover. Steven’s body showed great resilience after the chemotherapy treatment. The ability to spring back. Tennis balls lose resilience after three or four sets of vigorous play.
20. Turbulent Adjective Chaotic; unruly. My brother and I tried our best to stay calm during the turbulent period of our parents’ divorce. Stormy; tempestuous. Such a turbulent sea prevented all boats from leaving the harbor. Continued…
21. Turbulent (continued) Turbulence Noun Great disturbance or agitation. The turbulence of the 1960s included peace marches, civil rights protests, and assassinations. Rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere. The “Fasten Your Seatbelts” sign flashed on when the plane encountered turbulence.
23. Figurative Language Metaphor: direct comparison between unlike things Simile: comparison between unlike things using “like” or “as” Imagery: words and phrases that evoke any of the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch)
24. Allusion:Figure of speech that makes reference to a person, place or event, or another literary work/passage Ie: Kanye West’s “Through the Wire” Symbol: object, person, or event that stands for something greater than itself Flashback: a scene that takes us back in time, usually providing context for the current reality Foreshadowing: clues of what will happen in the story (“plot suggestions”) Elements of Literature
25. Can you identify an allusion? If you could feel how my face felt you would know how Mace felt Thank God I ain'ttoo cool for the safe belt I swear to God drive two on the sue I got lawyer for the case to keep what’s in my safe; safe My dawgs couldn't tell if I I look like Tom Cruise on Vanilla Sky, it was televised All they heard was that I was in an accident like GEICO They thought I was burnt up like Pepsi did Michael I must gotta angel Cause look how death missed his a** Unbreakable, would you thought they called me Mr. Glass Look back on my life like the ghost of Christmas past Toys R Us where I used to spend that Christmas cash
