English Vocab 9/21

situational irony

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

use importunities in a sentence

Marie gave up and gave her sister the chocolate due to her importunities.

define hasty

Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: A hasty movement, action, or statement is sudden, and often done in reaction to something that has just happened

define tumultuous

Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: A tumultuous event or period of time involves many exciting and confusing events or feelings.

define veiled

Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: A veiled comment is expressed in a disguised form rather than directly and openly.

define elusive

Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Something or someone that is elusive is difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve.

define aquiver

Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: quivering or trembling

define self-assertion

Part of Speech: Uncount Noun Definition: Self-assertion is confidence that you have in speaking firmly about your opinions and demanding the rights that you believe you should have

define repressions

Part of Speech: Uncount noun Definition: Repression is the use of force to restrict and control a society or other group of people

define affliction

Part of Speech: Variable Noun Definition: An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.

use self-assertion in a sentence

The nurses self assertion allowed her to tell the doctors what she thought about the patient's problem.

use repressions in a sentence

The result of the policies repression was numerous citizens on the ground sprayed with pepper spray.

use bespoke in a sentence

The seniors skill bespoke the freshman's in the first set of volleyball.

use veiled in a sentence

The teacher underlined the word, giving veiled hints about what to remember and study.

use affliction in a sentence

The tumor was a devastating affliction, causing migraines at least once every hour.

verbal irony

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

use aquiver in a sentence

Her body was aquiver with fear as she heard clowns where in the haunted house.

dramatic irony

In this type of irony, facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work

story of an hour

Kate Chopin discusses the role of married women and compromise Written by Kate Chopin, story about a woman named Louise Mallard who has heart troubles, receives message that her husband is dead in a train wreck. She's devastated then realizes she can bring joy out of the situation. Husband didn't actually die, comes back, Louise dies from heart attack brought on by shock and disappointment

define bespoke

Part of speech: Verb Definition: If someone's action or behaviour bespeaks a particular quality, feeling, or experience, it shows that quality, feeling, or experience.

use hasty in a sentence

She kept reminding herself not to make hasty decisions while babysitting for the first time.

use elusive in a sentence

The cat was elusive as it remained under the bed while its owners kept looking for it.

use tumultuous in a sentence

The first date was very tumultuous, with mixed feeling, new feelings, and excitement throughout the whole dinner!

define importunities

part of speech: noun definition: To constantly be persistent whether it be in an argument or in a conversation.