Vocabulary

 

Theme-the central message

The theme of the book was courage.

Tone-the authors attitude

The tone of the story is direct.

Mood-how the reader feels

The mood  of the book was mellow.

Diction-the words an author chooses to tell a story

 The writer’s diction is characterized by short simple sentences that are easily understood.

Syntax-the way an author chooses to a story
 Because I do not like the way my sentences read, I am going to ask my teacher to tutor me on syntax.

Stupid-lack of intelligence or common sense
She is not stupid.

Adumbrate-to foreshadow
There are so many different kinds of fans out there that you can't adumbrate which kinds will come in the near future.

Apotheosis-the ideal example
His appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career.

Ascetic-characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence
An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor

Bauble- a showy, usually cheap, ornament

An example of a bauble is the colored bell that dangles from a jester's hat

Beguile-to influence by trickery

They frequently beguile their toil with carols.

Burgeon-to grow or develop quickly
The town burgeoned into a city.

Complement-something that completes or makes perfect
My brother and his girlfriend complement each other perfectly.

Contumacious-stubbornly perverse or rebellious\
A defendant is very contumacious.

Curmudgeon-a bad tempered, difficult person
My grandpa is curmudgeon.

Didactic-intended for instruction

James was a very didactic person; he really loved teaching.