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Vocabulary 11

1. impotent (adj) 2. descendants (adj) 3. taciturn (adj) 4. synonymous (adj) 5. first-degree murder (n) 6. profound (adj) 7. distaste (n) 8. derive (v) 9. amble (v) 10. detachment (n)

11. conditional mood 12. direct characterization 13. human vs. human 14. omniscient narration 15. oxymoron

1. impotent: lacking power or strength

2. descendants: proceeding from an ancestor or source

3. taciturn: tending to be quiet : not speaking frequently

4. synonymous: Having the same or a similar meaning (ex 4. synonymous: Having the same or a similar meaning (ex. A factory produces pollution so a factory is synonymous with pollution)

5. first-degree murder: An act of murder which is premeditated with malice aforethought (to plan a murder and have no bad feelings about it)

6. profound: having or showing great knowledge or understanding

7. distaste: a strong feeling of not liking someone or something

8. derive: to come from something

9. amble: to walk slowly in a free and relaxed way

10. detachment: lack of emotion or of personal interest

11. conditional mood: A form of the verb used to signify that something is contingent upon the outcome of something else (e.g. If I am a woman, than I can open it. (Meaning that even someone who is weak can open it)

12. direct characterization: An explicit description of the character's traits or qualities; a clear and direct statement of what the character is like

13. human vs. human: A conflict in which the protagonist must contend with another character

14. omniscient narration: An all-knowing narrator; a narrator who has a detailed and full knowledge of the story's events and characters (from varying perspectives)

15. oxymoron: A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.