Vocabulary Flashcards

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Implore

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To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.

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Morose

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Sullen and ill-tempered.

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Destitute

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Without the basic necessities of life.

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Misanthrope

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A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

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Ponderous

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Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

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Benevolence

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The quality of being well-meaning; kindness.

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Monologue

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a long speech given by a single character in a theatrical work, movie, or literary work

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Aside

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a dramatic device where a character addresses the audience directly, usually while other characters are on stage and cannot hear them

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Protagonist

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the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

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Antogonist

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the character or force that opposes the protagonist, or main character, in a story.