Week 9 Vocabulary (1)
An award or privilege given as a special honor
What is an accolade?
A woman admired for her courage/achievements
What is a heroine?
To chuckle gleefully
What is chortle?
To make it impossible for something to move
What is immobilize?
Trying your hardest even though you might fail
What is perseverance?
Being alone
Slaughter of a large number of people in war, battle, massacre
Something that eases your disappointment or grief
What is solace?
Curved or curving in and out
What is sinuous?
feeling like you have the right to something!
What is entitlement?
gentle advice, or caution
Someone in a really unhappy state of mind
What is wretched?
Describes giving into the wishes of someone
What is indulgent?
Lacking spirit or liveliness
What is languid?
Doing something without being told to do it
What is initiative?
Something happens that was the last thing you thought would happen
What is situational irony?
When things don’t match up
What is incongruity?
audience or reader understands something the characters don’t
What is dramatic irony?
Words used to mean something different than they literally mean
What is verbal irony?
Not wanting to bring much attention to oneself
What is modest?
Violation of a law, or duty, or rule
What is a transgression?
High standing achieved through success
What is prestigious?
To make milder or less severe
What is assuage?
Added to, to make larger in size or number
What is augmented?
To put in danger
What is jeopardize?