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06. Wordstudy List

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acrimoniousresentful and angry: full of or displaying anger and resentment
afflictiona cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, calamity, or persecution
alliterationThe repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.
allusionA reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science.
antagonista person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary of the hero in a story
anthologyA collection of selected literary passages
appendixsupplementary material at the end of a book, article, document, or other text, usually of an explanatory, statistical, or bibliographic nature.
autobiographya true story of the author's own life
complementarycompleting, forming a satisfactory or balanced whole
contrasta person or thing showing notable differences when compared with another
delineateto portray in words; describe or outline with precision; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially
juxtapositionan act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
motivesomething that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
perspectivea point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
proportionthe relationship between different things or parts with respect to comparative size, number, or degree; relative magnitude or extent; ratio
saturationTo soak thoroughly; fill full
tetrada group or arrangement of four
triadicA color scheme made up of three colors on the color wheel that are equidistant from each other
analogousshowing a likeness which permits one to draw an analogy; similar
vibrantgiving an impression of vigor and activity, strong and vivid


Mrs. Schaeffer
Rotolo Middle School
Batavia, IL

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