Language Arts Vocab
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- wan
- unnaturally pale either from physical or emotional distress
- idiom
- an expression used to describe something (ex. A Picture Paints a Thousand Words)
- lithely
- slender, flexible, easy movement
- distraught
- very upset
- anitiseptic
- a substance which inhibits the growth and development of microorganisms
- intently
- concentratedly
- mood
- state of mind, emotion
- similie
- part of speech used to compare to things using the word "like" or "as."
- stolid
- revealing little emotion
- onomatopoeia
- to use words to imitate the sounds made by objects or animals
- vehemently
- characterized by strong expression
- spurned
- A contemptuous rejection
- beckoned
- to signal with hands or a nod
- impromptu
- something that is not well prepared or even not prepared at all
- irony
- sarcasm
- tentatively
- incomplete, not perfected
- entice
- to persuade someone to do something
- personification
- giving human emotions or actions to objects or animals
- endeavor
- a purposeful effort through the end
- gamboling
- to leap or skip playfully
- metaphor
- a figure of speech used to express the simularities by using the word "is"
- brittle
- easly damanged or disrupted
- ominous
- threatening or foreshadowing evil developments
- slang
- a certain way of using words that are referred to "casual talk."
- allusion
- referring to someone or something
- characterization
- tools used by the author to describe a characters personality