Vocab 1A
A type or class of something
What is a genre?
Not able to be understood
What is incomprehensible?
Another word for carefree
A beginner; someone who is new to something
What is a novice?
What is the climax?
Showing no morals; dishonest
What is unscrupulous?
Another word for wise
What is sage?
Relating to elderly people or old age
What is geriatric?
No longer used or useful
What is obsolete?
The end of the story, everything is wrapped up. Another name for conclusion.
What is the resolution?
To astonish or amaze someone
What is to stupefy?
A person’s career; a person’s desire for a particular career
What is a vocation?
Having no particular course; unpredictable
What is erratic?
Sharply criticize; scold
What is to rebuke?
Intensity is building, part of the story leading up to the climax.
Causing worry; disturbing
What is disquieting?
An overwhelming and continuous firing of something (bullets, words, etc.) toward someone or something
What is a barrage?
Having the quality of being brief
What is brevity?
Vague or uncertain
What is ambiguous?
the period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax, before the resolution
What is the falling action.
An enthusiastic and expert fan of something
What is an aficionado?
Force or pressure someone to do something
What is to compel?
Fierceness; the state of being ferocious
What is ferocity?
Careful to do the right thing; thoughtful
What is conscientious?
the introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time
What is the exposition?