Vocab Week 11
Across
- 4. (v) to express an attitude or moral position; to espouse a philosophy Syn: Contemplate Ant: forget
- 6. (adj) cheerful and joyous Syn: Jolly Ant: depressed
- 8. (n) the highest point; a peak of achievement Syn: Apex AntP: base
- 10. (n) an obsession with a single thing or idea Syn: passion Ant: calm
- 14. (adj) unsteady and shaking Syn: shivering Ant: Confident
- 15. (adj) exceedingly or undeniably evil Syn: Vicious Ant: Good
Down
- 1. A symbol, story pattern or chapter type that recurs frequently in literature and evokes a strong, or often unconscious, association in the reader/ usually consistent across cultures Ex. A snake representing evil
- 2. A person, place, object or activity that stands for something beyond itself. Cultural symbols can be understood by people in same culture. Literary symbols take on meaning within the context of the literary work.
- 3. A reference to a person, place, event, work of art, etc. in the current or historical past assumes the reader to be knowledgeable about several topics Ex. Music- Billy Joel
- 5. (n)a large group or crowd; a mass of people or living things Syn:Gang Ant:Individual
- 7. Representation of ideas by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
- 9. (v) to hate or despise Syn: Detest Ant: Admire
- 11. situation/theme that recurs in various works or in various parts of the same work Ex. Stan Lee cameo in Marvel movies
- 12. (v) to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quantity of water Syn: deluge Ant: Underhwelm
- 13. (v) to steal Syn: Embezzle Ant: Give