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8696367348apotheosis(n) Making a god of something; deification A glorified ideal; an essence0
8696372551affable(adj) Easy to speak to, approachable, polite, friendly1
8696376773ascribe(v) To attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin (used with "to")2
8696382644circumlocution(n) The use of many words when few would do Evasive talk; roundabout expression3
8696387632circumscribe(v) To draw a line around; to encircle **To confine; to limit4
8696396964cognizant(adj) aware; having knowledge of something5
8696402420dictum(n) Authoritative expression of opinion6
8696403594dogmatic(adj) Pertaining to dogma Expressed in an authoritative/arrogant manner7
8696420139execrate(v) To denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest8
8696422585expiate(v) To make amends for; to atone for9
8696427032frenetic(adj) frantic, frenzied10
8696433045ignominious(adj) Shameful; disgraceful11
8696436959malediction(n) a curse12
8696444222piety(n) Religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents13
8696460519prescience(n) Knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge14
8696466550sacrilege(n) Disrespect to something regarded as sacred15
8696475551sagacious(adj) shrewd, having good judgement, perceptive16
8696483944sanctimonious(adj) Pretending to be righteous17
8696487324sapient(adj) wise, insightful, often used ironically18
8696489350subscribe(v) To pledge, to pay for something, or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing To express consent or agreement; to assent19
8696506571Realismtype of literature that deals with life as it really is without sentimentalizing; deals with the common and ordinary society in general20
8696514206naturalismAn extreme form of realism that believes that man is just an animal and controlled by nature and the environment21
8696518095disillusionmentIn literature, a negative feeling about life after WWI that includes isolation and a questioning of the importance of love and religion22
8696530699Hemingway HeroMan for whom it is a point of honor to suffer with grace and dignity, and who, though sensing that defeat is inevitable, plays the game well23
8696543107rhetoricThe art of analyzing or using all the language choices that a writer makes so that the text becomes meaningful, purposeful, and effective in a given speech24
8696547584writerA distinct character who is educated, considerate, trustworthy, and well-intentioned. Appeals to the audience to convey his purpose and uses tone, diction, and voice to convey his/her message25
8696555954audienceperson(s) who read or respond to a rhetorical text, whose needs, knowledge, and experience are met. Are appealed to by using logos, ethos and pathos, dynamically and really want to know the truth or the best course of action26
8696569495subjectThe topic of composition that should be treated fairly, fully, and effectively, should be open, having two paths of interpretation, be based on what the audience already knows, making them curious to know more, and satisfying their curiosity by providing facts, ideas and interpretations, using claim+support technique27
8696584341logosAn appeal to the audience in which the author offers a clear, reasonable, central idea and develops that idea with appropriate reasoning, examples, or details28
8696589653ethosAn appeal to the audience in which the author offers evidence that he/she is credible that he/she knows important and relevant information about the topic and is a good, believable person who has the reader's best interest in mind29
8696599187pathosAn appeal to the audience in which the author draws on the emotions and interests of the audience so that they will be sympathetically inclined to accept and buy into his/her central ideas or arguments30
8696605769contextThe convergence of the immediate situation in any pertinent historical background, the persona of the author, and the knowledge and beliefs of the audience and cultural context deals with issues that occur over time31
8696613656purposeWhat the writer wants the audience to believe or do after reading a text and may be stated or implied throughout the text, rhetorical success is determined if the reader achieves his/her purpose32
8696624605genrethe type of text that is appropriate to accomplish the writer's purpose in a given context. There are many types of text which are determined based on the audience. Context+purpose helps to decide what genre to use.33
8696646670Mr. Oakhurstmain character, gambler, neat, kind, an outcast of poker flat, observant, cooly calm, smart, logical, believes in luck, dies at the end, suicide, negative connotion34
8696671334Mother Shiptonchanges into a selfless person, fell ill after starving herself to save Piney and Simpson, hateful at the beginning, (maybe a prostitute??), tough, angry, selfless, DYNAMIC35
8696700296The Duchessover-dramatic, drama queen --> becomes caring DYNAMIC36
8698324260Uncle Billyhates everyone37
8698330818Tom Simpsoninnocent38
8698333546Piney Woodsshy39
8698350866captaincalm, quiet, strong, leader, selfless, was supposed to go down with the ship bc he was the captain, rows, injured, doubting himself40
8698385784cookfat, doesn't row, paling41
8698400356correspondentjudgmental, negative, passenger, journalist42
8698405365Oiler (Billy)Dies, kind, knowledgeable about the ocean, helps row, maintains engine on ship,43
8698429261Jurgisstrong, eventually broken by the system, black eyes, beetling brows, thick black hair, married to Ona44
8711605500Ona Lukoszaitethe bride, timid, quiet, shy, little, young, not quite sixteen, blue-eyed and fair, dies in second child-birth45
8711610269MarijaOna's cousin, headstrong, dominant, becomes a prostitute and drug addict46
8711618502Teta ElzbietaOna's stepmother, stays home with the kids47
8711620959Dede AntenasFather of Jurgis, used to be a scholar, looks everywhere for work, finds a job (really really terrible job), dies of conjunctivitis48
8711632072Stanislovas49
8711635653AntenasOna and Jurgis's child, drowns in a puddle one day, used to be the only light in Jurgis's life after Ona dies50
8711647364Mike Scullypolitically corrupt51
8711647365TamosziousPlays the fiddle, an inspired man, really short, small, intense and passionate, not very good, bullied by Marija, dates Marija52
8711656186Jokubushas a store on Halsted Street, fat and hearty, makes a speech for the bride and groom53

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