Unit 1 Vocabulary List
Across
- 3. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
- 4. impossible to subdue or defeat.
- 6. uses the 5 senses sight,touch,sound,taste,smell
- 8. be a warning or indication of (a future event).
- 12. (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
- 14. (of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
- 15. a struggle that takes place within the character
- 17. the section of a story that leads to the climax
- 19. a firm decision to do or not to do something.
- 20. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
- 22. of vital importance; crucial.
- 23. strike with a firm blow.
- 24. what happens near the end of the story after the rising action and climax
- 25. separate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected.
- 27. achieving little or nothing; ineffective.
- 28. based on or involving conjecture.
- 29. say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.
Down
- 1. a struggle that is not within a character
- 2. unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.
- 5. anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
- 7. taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely.
- 9. the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
- 10. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
- 11. say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
- 13. express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
- 16. shriveled or wrinkled with age.
- 18. an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.
- 21. a temporary state of mind or feeling.
- 26. involving or limited to basic principles.
- 28. the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.