Fall 2020 102 Vocab List #2 Tanya Dean

unscrupulous

"having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair."

sublimate

1. redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels 2. purify; refine

nonpartisan

A lack of bias, mainly on political views.

Irony / ironic

A situation, event, or literary technique in which reality does not match expectations

Serendipity

Events happen by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Anaphora

Repetition for effect

Satirical

Sarcastic, critical, and mocking (a kind of humor to reveal the shortcomings or failures of someone/society/etc.)

Tendril

Slender thread like appendage of a climbing plant

Norm

Something that is usual, typical, or standard; a commonly expected behavior

Sputtering

To utter or spit out words (or other sounds or objects, not in a steady stream)

Seethed

When talking about a person, it's someone with intense but unexpressed anger.

Theorem

a concept proved by a chain of reasoning; a truth established by means of accepted truths.

ream

a large quantity of something, usually paper or writing on paper

Primordial

constituting a beginning; the origins of something

Mutilation

cutting off or causing injury to a body part of a person; seriously damaged (can be applied to non-bodily things, too)

Metaphor

directly states a comparison (Love is a rose)

Writhing

making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.

niche

products, services, or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population.

subvert

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)

simile

use the words "like" or "as" to compare things

Figurative/ figuratively

uses figures of speech or devices to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.