Wordly Wise 1
Means very Painful
excruciating
Pen name, fictitious name an author may use.
Pseudonym
cunning or deceitful in dealing with others.
guile
to appar untidy or messy
slovenly
The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
situational irony
Means to provide evidence to make more certain to confirm
corroborate
a person's usual mood or temperament
disposition
to take on the qualities of another, to imitate or pretend
simulate
quick tempered or irritable
irascible
Words that mean something different from what they appear to be
verbal irony
to attempt something earnestly
endeavor
to instill someone in office
inaugurate
Not wanting recognition for a donation or generous deed.
anoymous
something small or unimportant
negligible
a reference to a well know person, place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience
Allusion
A person who lives apart from society and is often alone
recluse
Total lack of order, chaos
anarchy
to be depressed from loss of hope or confidence
despondent
something likely , but not certain to happen.
contingent
A purposeful exaggeration for the emphasis of humor is known as
hyperbole
means thorough, careful, honest, principled
conscientious
Lionize
to absorb into the population
assimilate
a copy of something, usually smaller in size
replica