Reading Trimester 1 Vocabulary

Apparel

N. Clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration

V. To put clothes on, dress up

Compress

V. to press Together; to reduce in size or volume

N. A folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

Dispatch

V. To send off or out for a purpose; to kill

N. an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing

expressly

ADJ. plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose

Famished

ADJ. Suffering severely from hunger, or from a lack of something

Irk

V. to annoy, trouble, make weary

Ingenious

ADJ. showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

Misgiving

N. A feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

Recede

V. to go, or move backwards; to become more distant

Constrain

V. To force, compel; to restrain, hold back

Adverse

ADJ. unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

Arid

ADJ. extremely dry; uninteresting, dull

Confront

V. to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; to come to grips with

encompass

V. To encircle, Go or reach around; to enclose to include with a certain group or class

Depict

V. To portray; To represent or show in the form of a picture

serene

ADJ. peaceful, calm; we have a emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, Grand

Sheepish

ADJ. embarrassed; resembling a sheep in weakness, timid

ruffle

V. To wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; To flip through

N. Material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a drum beat

mimic

N. A person who does intimidations

V. To imitate; to make fun of

incomprehensible

ADJ. impossible to understand

Bigot

N. intolerant, prejudice, or biased person

Designate

V. to indicate, point out; to appoint

Adj. selected but not yet installed

Infuriate

V. to make very angry, enrage

Global

ADJ. of, relating to, or involving the entire world; comprehensive

terrain

N. The landscape, especially it's physical features or fitness for some use; a field of knowledge

motivate

V. to provide with a reason for doing; to push on to some goal

restrict

V. to keep within set Limits; to confined

Queue

N. line of people waiting for something

V. to form such a line

Vow

N. A solemn or sacred, promised, or pledge

V. to declare or promise in a solemn way

Vocation

N. any trade, profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or special calling for one's work

Ingratitude

N. a lack of thankfulness

acquit

V. to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself

Discredit

V. to throw doubt upon, caused to be distributed; to damage in reputation

N. A loss or lack of belief, Confidence, or reputation

Generate

V. to bring into existence; to be the cause of

idolize

V. to worship as an idol, make an idol of; to love very much

reverie

N. A daydream; the condition of being lost in thought

topple

V. to fall forward; overturned, bring about the downfall of

mortal

N. being that eventually must die

ADJ. of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible conceivable

scan

V. to examine closely; to look at over quickly, but thoroughly; to analyze the rhythm of a poem

N. an examination

Plight

N. a sorry condition or state

V. to pledge, promise, solemnly

bungle

V. to act or work, clumsy and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness

commentary

N. A series of notes, clarifying, or explaining something; an expression of opinion

facet

N. One aspect, or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a Gem

fidelity

N. The state of being faithful; accuracy and details, exactness

acute

ADJ. with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a Highpoint in lasting for a short time

bluster

V. to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way to blow in stormy gusts

N. speech that is loud and threatening

Pacify

V. to make peaceful or calm; to soothe

refute

V. to prove Incorrect

smug

ADJ. overly self satisfied, self righteous

setback

N. something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss, or defeat; a step like recession in a wall

agenda

N. The program for meeting; a list, outline or plan of things to be considered or done

amiable

ADJ. friendly, good natured

boisterous

ADJ. noisy in a cheerful way; high spirited

compliant

ADJ. willing to do what someone else wants; obedient

debut

N. first public appearance; a formal entrance into society

V. to make a first appearance

leeway

N. extra space for moving along a certain route; allowance for mistakes or inaccuracies; margin of error

limber

ADJ. flexible

V. To cause to become flexible

partisan

N. A strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; one who support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerrilla

ADJ. strongly, supporting one side only

reimburse

V. to pay back; to give payment for

Vacate

V. to go away from, leave empty; to make empty; to void, annual

Fiction

Picture is writing about people and situations that are invented by the author

genre

literary or artistic category. The main literary Genres are pros, poetry, and drama. Pros is writing that a similar to every day speech and language. Pros contain sentences and paragraphs.

realostic fiction

made up stories that in the real world with believable characters

science fiction

stories, dealing with the impact of science on societies of the past, present, or future

setting

The time and place of action in a fictional work, setting can also include customs, values, and beliefs of a place or an error settings can be stated or implied

characters

actors in the story. They can be people, animals, objects, or whatever the writer chooses. The main character is called the protagonist. A short story often has a single protagonist novels can have multiple protagonist a character that works against the protagonist is known as the antagonist.

plot

Basic structure plan of action of a piece of fiction. It is a series of related events in which a problem is explored and then solved plot is creating conflict through a struggle between people between ideas or between other forces.

theme

The main message that the reader can take from a piece of fiction. A theme may be stated, directly in the story, or in its title. However, most works fiction have implied themes, main ideas, suggested by what the character learns, and by what their experiences revealed. Readers ideas about the implied Themes may vary

point of view

vantage point from which a piece of fiction is told. The position of the narrator in relationship to the story. The person telling the story is the narrator.

First person point

In first person point of view, the narrator is a character in the story

Limited third person of View

In first person point of view, the narrator is a character in the story

omniscient third person point of View

In omniscient, third person point of view, the narrator is outside the story the narrator reveals background information, the thoughts and feelings of many characters and plot Events

implied setting

The time and police are gradually revealed with clues throughout the story

charectization

characterization is the method or not uses to help the reader become acquainted with a character in the story

protagonist

The main character is called protagonist

antagonist

A character that works against the mism charracter is known as the antagonist

exposition

background information about characters and setting. It sets the scene for the conflict.

conflict

central struggle between opposing forces in a story

external conflict

The struggle of a character against outside for such as nature, society, fate, or another character

internal conflict

struggle exist within the mind of a character

rising action

Add complications to the problem in the story and Increases the readers Interest

Climax

The point of highest interest or suspense in a narrative. It usually comes at the turning point in a story. At this point in the story, the main conflict must be addressed and solved

fallin action

shows what happens to the character after the climax

Resolution

shows how the conflict is resolved or the problem is completed at the end of the story

mood

The emotional quality or atmosphere of a story. The authors language, setting, subject, matter, and tone can contribute to the overall feeling of a literary text.

imagery

language that emphasizes the sensory impressions to help the reader of literary work , here, Feel, smell, And taste the scenes described in the work

alliteration

The repetition of Initial consonant sounds in several words in a sentence, helps to add meaning to the text, and create vivid images for the reader.

Personification

A figure of speech in which a human quality is given to an animal, object, or idea

allusion

an allusion Is a reference to a well-known person, place, idea, event, or faucet from history, politics, literature, art, music, or culture, which expands the authors use of imagery in a Literary work

idiom

an idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from its literal Meaning.

short story

A brief work fiction that can be read in one sitting. Has the usual elements of fiction, setting characters, plot, theme, and point of view

Dialect

A variation of language spoken by a particular group, often within A particular region

foreshadowing

The use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen in a story

round Character

Characters who show varied, and sometimes contradictory traits are known as round characters

flat Character

Characters who reveal only one personality trait are called flat characters

stereotype

A stereotype is a flat character of a familiar and often repeated type

irony

irony exist. When what readers expect to happen is the opposite of what actually happens in the story

simile

A comparison of unlikely things using the word like or as

repetition

The recurrence of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas in speech or piece of literature

narrator

The narrator tells the story, the reader response with the narrator to his, or her hopes And disappointments

metaphor

A figure of speech, in which a word or freeze is applied to an object or attention to which it is not literally applicable

flashback

A scene in a movie, novel, etc. set in a time earlier than the main story

voice

Voice refers to the authors or narrators distinct use of language