1. Vocabulary 11

2. 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)

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

4. 1. impotent: lacking power or strength

5. 2. descendants: proceeding from an ancestor or source

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

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 6. profound: having or showing great knowledge or understanding

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

11. 8. derive: to come from something

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

13. 10. detachment: lack of emotion or of personal interest

14. 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)

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

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

17. 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)

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