Unit 3: Lesson 6

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  1. romantic
    artist in a movement emphasizing the importance of feelings
  2. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  3. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  4. suspense
    excited anticipation of an approaching climax
  5. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  6. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  7. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  8. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  9. gothic
    characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
  10. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  11. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  12. syntax
    the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
  13. emblem
    a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
  14. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  15. ostentatious
    tawdry or vulgar
  16. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  17. plausibility
    apparent validity
  18. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  19. indeterminate
    not capable of being ascertained
  20. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  21. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  22. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  23. insuperable
    impossible to surmount
  24. prostrate
    lying face downward
  25. pertinacity
    persistent determination
  26. avert
    turn away or aside
Created on Tue Sep 01 11:15:06 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Sep 10 12:04:39 EDT 2020)

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