Trivium Vocab 41-70

The category of literature known as plays.

Rich, sumptuous, or given to pleasure.

A word or phrase refers to the words around it.

The Greek prefix that means "under".

A kindly helper.

a person who pretends to be ill.

Measures temperature

The resolution of a story or plot.

"Related to the facts or events of history".

A form or type of literature.

Abundant or lush in growth.

"Feeling, suffering"

The size and measurements of a human being.

The study of the human race and its beginnings.

The Greek noun meaning "angle"

Contains mysterious scary elements.

Words with the same spelling but different pronunciations.

A device that measures atmospheric pressure.

The hero of a story.

A play with deliberately improbable and humorous plot.

Greek prefix that means "over, excessive, or exaggerated".

The Greek word meaning knowledge

A recurring subject or theme in a work of literature.

The Greek prefix for "many"

"skin"

A closed plane figure with five sides and five angles.

The use of words to draw a clear picture of a person, place, or thing.

Occurs after the high point or climax in the story.

Imitates classic literature.

The government of a state by a god or by officials thought to be divinely guided.

A story of everything that happens in it.

"well", "good"

Something good given beyond what is due.

A condition of too much glucose in the blood.

An adjective meaning "good", "kind," and generous.

A false name or a pen name adopted by an author.

One who speaks, understands, or writes several languages.

The humor in a story

A tiny cell part that carries the genetic material that determines sex, size, colour, and many other characteristics.

The dictionary or literal meaning of a word.

Greek word meaning "loving".

A medicine or other remedy to counteract the effects of a poison.

An exaggerated drama intended to evoke strong feeling in the reader or viewer.

An implied meaning of a word in addition to its literal meaning.

A hint of what is going to happen in a story.

Devoted to many arts or sciences and their practical application.

A long narrative poem centered upon a specific hero.

A state of indifference or the absence of feeling.

An author's ability to feel like a character in the story and to portray these feelings.

A thick-skinned animal like an elephant, hippo or rhino.

A trite expression that has been used so much that it is no longer an effective way to say something.

One-hundredth of a meter, a measurement of length.

Uses a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its usual meaning.

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of animals so that they look lifelike.

An unexpected good luck or sudden wealth.

Believes that the existence of God is unknowable.

A comparison of two of more objects.

The study of religious faith and practice.

A statement that seems to go against common sense, yet it is true.

Famous or noteworthy in history.

An instrument that simultaneously measures and records changes in heartbeat, blood pressure and respiration.

Loves and collects books.

Word pictures using comparisons.

A list of books compiled on a common principle.

Closed plane figures with three or more sides.

A device that measures an aircraft's altitude above sea level.

A closed figure with six sides and six angles.

Mutilates and destroys books.

An aversion or hatred of someone or something.

used in ordinary or familiar conversations.

The writer's story of his or her own life.

Irreverent or obscene.

The conversation among the characters.

The ability to imagine oneself in a condition or situation like that of another person.

a language used by a certain group of people when talking to each other.

One who loves mankind.

Refers to the physical parts of a computer- the connected devices inside and outside of a computer such as the keyboard.

A figure with eight sides and eight angles

A particular period of time marked by distinctive activities or events.

A Greek prefix word meaning god.

A device that measures atmospheric pressure.

Name Mr. Harrell's favorite college football team

The labelling of a disease after tests and examination.

The loss of ability to interpret sensory stimuli, such as sounds or images.

"having many colors"

Meaning of literature is its message or moral.

Supported, carried, or produced.

A short story or an account of an amusing or interesting incident.

The outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of skin.

Reference to a well known place, thing, or event.

An arrangement of elements, such as computers and printers that are interconnected.

A person or thing fighting against the hero of a story.

One how enjoys collecting, arranging, and studying postage stamps.

The prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.

"color"

A person who specializes in religious knowledge.

The problems and complications of a story.

Crude and inappropriate, lacking good taste.

The part of the story that makes the reader feel sorry for the characters.

Overused and therefore ineffective diction.

Not enough calcium in the blood.

The sound mad by two or more different performers playing the same melodic line with slight variations.

A deficient activity of the thyroid gland.

A person with dark pigmentation of the skin.

a description or drawing that ridiculously exaggerates the characteristics or striking features of a person or thing.

An organized collection of information.

The narrative technique of going backwards in time.

A writers choice of words

"measure"

A device that measures an aircraft's altitude above sea level.

A state of indifference or the absence of feeling.

Measures temperature

"having one color"

A story in which the characters and events represent an underlying truth about life.

Having or resembling human form.

A term used to characterize a person or thing in either a flattering or derogatory manner.

One-hundredth of a meter, a measurement of length.

The Greek noun meaning "man, human being."

Made up of instructions that tell a computer what to do.

Too little glucose in the blood.

"measure"

Having unrelated or dissimilar parts.

Stretching the truth

Greek prefix that means false or pretend.

Means share the feeling of another person.

The person telling the story.

Meaning "book"

Excessive activity

Given birth

A figure of speech consisting of an extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.