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110897231feignfake
110897232obstinatestubborn
110897233frugalsparse/being careful/sparing
110897234miserlyhoarding
110897235overtopen/obvious
110897236stoicemotionless
110897237tacitunwritten/unspoken
110897238colludecollaborating for an unfair advantage (negative connotations)
110897239frame storylarger, (beginning) story
110897240metafictionstories within stories
110897241author agencygiving credit to the author
110897242incipitbeginning of a text or story
110897243polysemichaving many meanings
110897244readpersonal interpretation of a text
110897245foregroundbring to the front (verb)
110897246marginalizepush to the side (verb)
110897247narrative gapsgaps in narration
110897248cowercringe/hide yourself
110897249monikernickname
110897250pragmaticpractical
110897251auspiciousfavorable
110897252prudentcareful
110897253malaiseuneasiness/discomfort
110897254anachronismout of time/sync (wrong placement)
110897255cohesivetogetherness
110897256coherentunderstandable
110897257cogentpersuasive
110897258pedestrianordinary, everyday
110897259banalordinary (b)
110897260mundaneordinary (m)
110897261malevolentevil
110897262epitomeessence, the very definition of
110897263epiphanymoment of realization/insight
110897264copiousa lot
110897265hyperboleexaggeration
110897266staiddoesn't change much, static
110897267idioman expression having a meaning that isn't deducible from the individual words. ex. a piece of cake
110897268magnanimousnoble, generous, giving
110897269prosaicprose, lacking poetic qualities
110897270nonchalantcasual
110897271ennuiboredom
110897272enigmamystery, puzzle
110897273colloquialcasual, everyday (language)
110897274furtivesecretive
110897275ubiquitousomnipresent, hard to miss
110897276in medias resdropped in the middle of something (latin)
110897277hirsutehairy
110897278allegoryextended metaphor, like a fable; usually has a hidden moral or political undertones
110897279bildungsromancoming-of-age novel
110897280polemicstrong verbal or written attack against someone or something; debate, contrasting ideas
110897281archetypethe type of character or plot that you would recognize/is familiar; typical
110897282stock charactera static/flat character that still fulfills a certain role; stereotyped
110897283round charactera character that grows/develops
110897284coercepersuade (an unwilling person) to do something by force or threats
110897285xenophobiafear of something that is strange or foreign
110897286verbosewordiness
110897287peripateticsomeone who is nomadic and walks everywhere
110897288onusresponsibility (connotation: burden)
110897289sagewise
110897290non sequiturnot in sequence/out of place
110897291dinnoise
110897292amicablefriendly (amic)
110897293amiablefriendly (amia)
110897294affablefriendly (aff)
110897295vexdisturb/annoy
110897296altruismselflessness/not getting anything in return
110897297salientmost important/most crucial
110897298denotationliteral meaning of something
110897299connotationnuances/what you associate something with
110897300hackneyedoverdone/overused
110897301tritehackneyed
110897302insolentrude
110897303indolentlazy
110897304avaricegreediness
110897305visceralrelating to deep inward feelings/instinctive feelings
110897306culpableblameworthy/guilty/deserving blame
110897307laconicvery precise/concise
110897308antithesisopposite
110897309auguryan omen
110897310epigraphquote/saying at the beginning of a story/chapter/novel/etc
110897311paradoxa statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
110897312pontificateto preach/sermonize
110897313clandestinesecretive/furtive
110897314ardorintensity of feelings
110897315vigilanterighteousness (someone who takes the law into their own hands)
110897316arduouschallenging/difficult
110897317harbingeran omen/message / a person who signals the approach of another
110897318alacrityhaste
110897319abhorloathe
110897320ephemeralshort, fleeting
110897321adagea type of proverb/expression ex. an apple a day keeps the doctor away (ad)
110897322maxima type of proverb/expression ex. an apple a day keeps the doctor away (m)
110897323aphorisma type of proverb/expression ex. an apple a day keeps the doctor away (ap)
110897324spartansparse, down to the bare essentials
110897325pineyearn, really want
110897326virtuosomaster of something (professional)
110897327tenetbelief, ideology
110897328conscriptdraft (ex. into the army) (by force)
110897329rapaciousavarice/greedy
110897330importunebeg
110897331prodigiouslarge
110897332flayto skin
110897333intrepidbrave
110897334hamartiathe "fatal flaw"
110897335hubrisexcessive pride, arrogance
110897336pedagogicof or relating to teaching (pedagogne = teacher/mentor)
110897337expositionbackground knowledge
110897338vacillatego back and forth between a decision
110897339reticenthesitant
110897340eponymouswhen them main character of the book is also the title
110897341enmityhostility
110897342lamentationexpress sorrow
110897343ostracizeexclude/keep someone out
110897344superciliousbehaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to other, expressive of contempt
110897345beseechplead
110897346veneratehonor, respect
110897347slanderhurting someone's reputation verbally
110897348libelwritten slander
110897349thwartruin someone's plans/efforts/ambitions
110897350tiraderant (vocally) (t)
110897351diatriberant (vocally) (d)
110897352audacitynerve/gall
110897353perjurylying under oath
110897354waiforphan
110897355besmirchdamage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others
110897356doggedadamant/willful
110897357glibcasual, offhand, lighthearted
110897358supplicatebecome more humble
110897359apostrophizeaddress an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem to (someone or something).
110897360coronetcrown
110897361sycophantsomeone who uses flattery to gain an advantage
110897362impiousunholy
110897363piousreligious
110897364expiateatone for, amend
110897365epithetname (moniker) ex. ivan the terrible
110897366vitriolbitter, scathing attack
110897367pathossympathy, pity
110897368catharsiscleansing, emotional relealse
110897369deus ex machinaany active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
110897370misanthropesomeone who hates all people/mankind
110897371zealouspassionate
110897372zealotfanatic
110897373burgeoningincreasing/growing/blossoming
110897374denouementfalling action, closure
110897375proxya kind of substitute, a person authorized to act for another

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