Friday, August 26, 2016

theme-  subject of a thought, a person's writing (ex: The theme of the story was courage and ambition because without these two Thomas the Train couldn't keeo moving forward.) 
tone-  The general character or attitude of the place, piece of writing, etc (ex: The tone of the short story was dreary and spooky)
mood-state of mind or feeling (ex: The mood of the party was hyped!)
diction- choice and use of words and phrases in writing (ex: Elle's perfect diciton never failed to be discussed about.)
syntax- Arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. (ex: No rules of syntax are given)
syllogism- deductive reason consisting of two premises and a conclusion. (ex: The crossing of terms in a syllogism requires it.) 

stupid - lacking intelligence (ex: She stupidly put salt in her coffee then the sugar right next to it) 
adumbrate - report or represent in outline (ex: The artist will adumbrate a picture of the couple)
apotheosis - climax (ex:The apotheosis of my career was when I got promoted to CEO of the company)
ascetic - a person who lives a  strict-self discipline (ex: When Max became a Monk he chose the ascetic life.)
bauble - a small showy decoration (ex: I paid twenty-five hundred for the tropical trinket till I realized that it was just a merely bauble.)
beguile - charm or enchant in a deceptive way. (ex: She was extremely beautiful to beguile her classmates to do her work.)
burgeon -begin to grow or flourish (ex:As gas prices go down, gas stations are expecting people coming in to burgeon)
complement - thing that completes or makes perfect (ex: The beautiful diamond necklace complemented Sheila's wedding dress.)
contumacious - stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority (ex: Contumacious defendants are usually immediately removed from the court room.) 
curmudgeon - bad-tempered person (ex:Because my neighbor is curmudgeon, we never get our soccer balls back. )
didactic -intended to teach (ex: The motive of the didactic PowerPoint was to learn table manners at a business meeting.
disingenuous - Not candid or sincere (ex: Most detectives are disingenuous to trick others into confessing)
exculpate - show or declare that someone is not guilty (ex: My mother exculpated me against the cheating rumors)
faux pas - embarrassing or tactless act (ex: She made a huge faux pas when she slurped from the ladle spoon and put it back in the pot of soup to serve the guest.) 
fulminate-complain angrily ( The restaurant manager fulminated over the teenagers loud talking and laughing)
fustian -coarse cloth of linen and cotton (ex: The comforter was fustian with a violet color.)
hauteur -arrogance (ex: Jen's hauteur has led her to believe she is better than everyone else.)
inhibit -restrain or prevent (ex: The government inhibited the couple from going in their house.)
jeremiad -long mournful complaint (ex: While away at camp, Jerad sent his parents a jeremiad letter.)
opportunist -take advantage of a circumstance to better his or her situation (ex: The hotel owner was an oportunist who took advantage of the hurricane to raise her room rates.
unconscionable-Not right or reasonable (ex: It is unconscionable to let blind people drive)