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Literary
Terms
vocabulary
vocabulary
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vocabulary
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The main character of a novel, short story, or play.
What is the protagonist?
100
practical
What is pragmatic?
100
wisdom
What is sagacity?
100
temporary
What is transient?
100
deep respect
What is reverence?
200
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
200
being arrogant
What is haughty?
200
thinking you are better than others
What is pretentious?
200
gifted, talented beyond one’s years
What is precocious?
200
shallow
What is superficial?
300
The most important point in a novel, short story, or play.
What is the climax?
300
without consequence
What is inconsequential?
300
a place of safety
What is an asylum?
300
to free from blame
What is vindicate?
300
wealthy
What is opulent?
400
The opposition between characters or forces in a novel, short story, or play that shapes the action of the plot.
What is the conflict?
400
controlled, not free
What is restrained?
400
to look at carefully
What is scrutinize?
400
respected because of great age or wisdom
What is venerable?
500
the person or force opposing the main character
What is an antagonist?
500
shy, not showy
What is subtle?
500
to refrain from doing something
What is abstain?
500
persistent, stubborn
What is tenacious?
500
patronizing
What is condescending?