1. English 1 CP Vocabulary
Unit 3

2. Archetype
Noun
A model or pattern from which all things are copied or on which they are based; prototype.
In mythology, patterns, symbols, or character types that repeat across cultures.
Example: It’s so annoying when people assume that the cast of Jersey Shore are New Jersey archetypes.

3. Protruded Verb Stuck out
Example: The long neck of the Loch Ness monster protruded above the surface of the lake.

4. Epic
Adjective
Noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style
Heroic; majestic
Of unusually great size or extent
Example: Those waves were totally epic, brah.

5. Hubris Noun Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
Example: The boss’s hubris made him feel superior to his employees.

6. Hamartia Noun Tragic flaw (Greek)
Example: King Oedipus’s ignorance is his hamartia.

7. In medias res Adverb In the middle of things (Latin)
Example: Speak begins in medias res; the reader enters the story after Melinda’s tragedy.

8. Mutinous Adjective Rebellious against authority
Example: The mutinous sailors refused to obey any commands.

9. Muse
Noun
The goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like.
Example: Not surprisingly, 2Pac’s mother was the muse for his song “Dear Mama.”

10. Guile
Noun
Deceitful cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception
Example: Although physically smaller, the fighter used his experience and guile to secure a victory.

11. Prodigious
Adjective
Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
Wonderful or marvelous
Example: She is very proud of her son who has a prodigious talent for playing the guitar.