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vocab test

the vocab test is on Wednesday November 19

Terms

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shibboleths
common saying or slogan
ethos
the spirit of a culture or era
sentient
endowed with feeling, animate
allusion
a reference to something outside the text
impugning
to attack as false or wrong
Iam
a metrical foot - one unstressed, one stressed "alone"
evocation
a recreation of something not present
anticlimax
falling off in intensity after a serious high point
epiphany
divine manifestation
psychopath
someone with an antisocial personality disorder, a person with no conscience
antagonist
opponent of the main character
iambic pentameter
5 iambic feet
eugenics
the study of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding
catalyst
a cause of an important event
Aristotelian
thoughts that are commonsensical
bard
poet, Celtic storyteller who reinforced culture
adversary
an opponent or enemy
Jacobean
later part of Shakespeare's career
Harbinger
foreshadows future events
soliloquy
monologue preformed alone on stage
euphoria
a feeling of great elation
polymath
a person of great and varied learning
dramatic irony
when the audience has information the character lacks
hedonic
devoted to pleasure
Elizabethan
period of literature characterized by optimism and national pride
elixir
a cure all
blank verse
un-rhymed iambic pentameter
alienate
to cause to become unfriendly
statis
someone who is good with numbers
Hamartia
a characters flaw that leads to his downfall
psychotropics
drugs used in the aid of mental illnesses
congruent
agreeing
nirvana
paradise or enlightenment
insidious
slowly becoming harmful
genome
set of chromosomes
thither
on the farther side of the person who is speaking
equivocation
open to more than one interpretation
chorus
observers who comment on the play, reflect views of society
conflict
problem
hubris
greek: excessive pride

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