Vocabulary
Lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity difficult to work with or deal with; rude
Churlish
A fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place
Citadel
to team up or join forces is the synonym to
collaborate
Harmonious; in agreement
Discordant
An implied comparison
Metaphor
To applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
Plaudits
to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, brush against; to compete for
jostle
to unfold or emerge
evolve
progress; advance
Revert
The reasons, justifications, or explanations for the actions of a character
Character Motivation
Of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant
Servile
to watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention
vigil
portion, section or extract
Exerpt
to ridicule
Plaudits
The type of irony where sarcasm is invlolved
Verbal Irony
an order having the force of law or to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully
decree
to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd
wrangle
Linger, waver, seesaw
hover
to agree; concur
wrangle
where the author sets the tone, mood, and verbiage that leads to the main message of the article
Central Message
a proverb or wise saying
adage
to make impossible; prevent, shut out
Preclude
slowpoke, straggler, sluggish
Laggard
Swift; speedy; prompt
Laggard
The most important idea that the author is communicating to the reader
Central Idea