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Vocabulary 11

Vocabulary 11. 1. impotent (adj) 2. descendants (adj) 3. taciturn (adj) 4. synonymous (adj) 5. first-degree murder (n) 6. profound (adj) 7. distaste (n) 8. derive (v) 9. amble (v) 10. detachment (n). 11. conditional mood 12. direct characterization 13. human vs. human

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Vocabulary 11

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  1. Vocabulary 11

  2. 1. impotent (adj) • 2. descendants (adj) • 3. taciturn (adj) • 4. synonymous (adj) • 5. first-degree murder (n) • 6. profound (adj) • 7. distaste (n) • 8. derive (v) • 9. amble (v) • 10. detachment (n)

  3. 11. conditional mood • 12. direct characterization • 13. human vs. human • 14. omniscient narration • 15. oxymoron

  4. 1. impotent: lacking power or strength

  5. 2. descendants: proceeding from an ancestor or source

  6. 3. taciturn: tending to be quiet : not speaking frequently

  7. 4. synonymous: Having the same or a similar meaning (ex. A factory produces pollution so a factory is synonymous with pollution)

  8. 5. first-degree murder: An act of murder which is premeditated with malice aforethought (to plan a murder and have no bad feelings about it)

  9. 6. profound: having or showing great knowledge or understanding

  10. 7. distaste: a strong feeling of not liking someone or something

  11. 8. derive: to come fromsomething

  12. 9. amble: to walk slowly in a free and relaxed way

  13. 10. detachment: lack of emotion or of personal interest

  14. 11. conditional mood: A form of the verb used to signify that something is contingent upon the outcome of something else (e.g. If I am a woman, than I can open it. (Meaning that even someone who is weak can open it)

  15. 12. direct characterization: An explicit description of the character's traits or qualities; a clear and direct statement of what the character is like

  16. 13. human vs. human: A conflict in which the protagonist must contend with another character

  17. 14. omniscient narration: An all-knowing narrator; a narrator who has a detailed and full knowledge of the story's events and characters (from varying perspectives)

  18. 15. oxymoron: A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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