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Vocabulary Review 1-3

English III words from first three units

AB
epitheta short word or phrase representing someone
evasiveavoiding intentionally
evokebring forth
perpetuatecarry on
foreshadowgive a hint of the future
inferread between the lines
laudabledeserving praise
lucidclear
scrutinizeexamine closely
symposiuma group conference
accentuateemphasize; heighten
ambiguousunclear
comprehensivecomplete; thorough
felicitousappropriate
intricacycomplexity
provocativestimulating; pushing to action
rhetoricaeffective use of words in composition
usurpto take power or position
vernacularslang; everyday language
introspectivelooking inward
allegorysymbolic story
conjectureopinion without proof
despicablecontemptible; disgusting
dissolutewicked; undisciplined
ferocitystate of being fierce
incongruousnot appropriate; not conforming to a pattern
misanthropea person who distrusts other people
prologueintroductory part
protagonistmain character
tersebrief and too the point
nounperson, place, thing, idea
pronountakes the place of the noun
adjectivemodifies a noun or pronoun
verbshows action or state of being
adverbmodifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
prepositionshows a relationship between a noun or pronou and another part of the sentence
conjunctionconnects
interjectionshows emotion
articlesa, an, the
conditionalwhat might happen; uses if



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