chauvinistic, chauvinist
Ex: The CHAUVINISTIC man complained that his friend’s home was not as big as his own.
Definition: a person displaying excessive or prejudiced support for their own cause or group
Genre
Ex: My friends like multiple GENRE’S of music like rap, country, and jazz.
Definition: A category of artistic compositions characterized by similarities on form.
Iconoclastic
Ex: The ICONOLASTIC person kept attacking the Christian belief system.
Definition: characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions.
Pagination
Ex: The boy PAGINATED a page of paper to make it more organized.
Definition: the sequence of numbers assigned to pages in a book or periodical.
Diction
Ex: The author wrote this page in a poetic DICTION
Definition: the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Simile
Ex: Her laughter was like music, a sweet simile that captured the joy in her voice
Definition: A figure of speech comparing two different things using “like” or “as”
Immutable/mutable
Ex: The IMMUTABLE truth of life is that everything eventually changes, even if it seems unchangeable at first
Ex: The MUTABLE nature of technology means that what is cutting-edge today might be obsolete tomorrow
Definition: Something that cannot be changed or altered
: Something that can be changed or modified
Ameliorate
Ex: The new policies were implemented to AMELIORATE the living conditions in the city
Definition: To make something better or improve a bad situation
Abstract
Ex: Love and freedom are ABTRACT concepts
Definition: Refers to concepts or ideas that do not have a physical or concrete existence
Protagonist
Ex: Superman is the PROTAGONIST in the “ Man of Steel” movie
Definition: The main character in the story/ the good guy
Antagonist
Ex: In the Batman series the Joker is the ANTAGONIST
Definition: The person who opposes the hero/ the villain
Inextricable
Ex: The two issues are INEXTRICABLE, making it difficult to address one without considering the other
Definition: Something that is impossible to separate or disentangle
Metaphor
Ex: The teacher used the METAPHOR ‘time is a river’ to help students understand the continuous and unidirectional flow of time
Definition: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable, suggesting a similarity without using “like” or “as”
Naïve, Naivete
Ex: Her NAIVE belief that everyone was kind left her vulnerable to manipulation
Ex: His NAIVETE in business led to several costly mistakes in the early years of his career.
Definition: Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocent and simplistic
def: The quality of being naïve
Contemporary, Contemporaneous
Ex: Shakespeare’s works were contemporary with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
Ex: The two events were contemporaneous, both occurring in the early 20th century
Definition: Something or someone existing or occurring in the same time period as something else; often used to describe modern things
Definition: Events or things that happen or exist at the same time
