Deadline Vocabulary Section Two Grandeur Part of speech

Deadline Vocabulary Section Two

Grandeur • • Part of speech: Noun Definition: thinking you're really important Synonym: greatness, grandness, magnificence Antonym: plainness, simplicity

Negligent • • Part of speech: Adjective Definition: forgetting one’s duty Synonym: careless, forgetful Antonym: cautious, watchful, precise

Etiquette • • Part of Speech: noun Definition: very polite formal behavior Synonym: manners, good manners Antonym: bad behavior, rudeness

Inconsolable • • Part of Speech: adjective Definition: unable to be helped to feel better Synonym: heartbroken, devastated, terribly upset Antonym: soothed, comforted

Exasperate • • Part of Speech: verb Definition: drive you crazy with impatience Synonym: frustrate, drive mad, annoy Antonym: calm, soothe, please

Shenanigans • • Part of Speech: noun Definition: silly, disobedient behavior Synonym: mischief, trouble, pranks Antonym: good behavior, obedience

Rampant • • Part of speech: adjective Definition: out of control Synonym: out of control, wild, widespread Antonym: contained, controlled, limited

Facetiousness • • Part of speech: noun Definition: saying things you really don’t mean Synonym: teasing, joking Antonym: serious, humorless

Articulate • • Part of speech: verb Definition: to clearly explain Synonym: express, verbalize, put into words Antonym: unclear, misrepresent

Indiscriminate • • Part of speech: adjective Definition: not being choosy Synonym: random, chaotic Antonym: chosen, definite

Characterization • Noun • the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

Direct Characterization • (TELL) Direct Characterization: The author literally tells the audience what a character is like. • This may be done via the narrator, another character or by the character him- or herself.

Indirect Characterization • (SHOW) Indirect Characterization: The audience must infer for themselves what the character is like through the character’s thoughts, actions, speech (choice of words, way of talking), looks and interaction with other characters, including other characters’ reactions to that particular person.