english 2 vocabulary unit 2

20 cards·by smith_megan98

cannot be removed, washed, away or erased

indelible

unable to move or to act,sluggish

inert

ill will or evil intentions

malevolence

to remove all traces of; to do away with; to destroy completely; to cancel

obliterate

excessively decorated

ornate

scarcity, fewness, or number dearth

paucity

devotion and reverence to god

piety

dangerous, risky, not a secure situation

precarious

commonplace, uninspired, banal

prosaic

inactive, dormant

quiescent

sparkling, shining, pr flashing

scintillating

filthy in appearance, sordid

squalid

discomfort or distress

vexation

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line

anaphora

expression of attitudes and personalities of an individual conveyed

voice

distinctive way a writer uses language using elements

style

a writers attitude toward his or her subject

tone

short speech by one person in a play or script

monologue

fixed, oversimplified, image of a person, group idea or something conforming to that image

sterotype

a writer's central idea or main message about life

theme