Analysis of Major Vocabulary Terms Wuthering Heights

Trey’s Wuthering Heights Vocab List: Remember folks, use CTRL+F to search this X/Y/Z = X Y Z; the /’s are spaces Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-9, Chapters 10-17, Chapters 18-24, Chapters 25-30, Chapters 31-34 Misanthropist: Hates mankind Manifested: To appear (also: ship’s cargo) Flags: Flat stones used to pave walkways Soliloquize: Talking to yourself Peevish: Having strong annoyance; Pissed-off Ejaculation: Sudden forceful speech HURR DURR LETS USE THIS ON EVERY LINE OF THE BOOK Surly: Rude, unfriendly Penetralium: Innermost part (of a building) Sundry: Various, separate Stalwart: Hardy, sturdy Gypsy: Wandering people, GIVE ME YOUR TEARS GYPSY Slovenly: Untidy/dirty Morose: Gloomy Impertinence: Absurdity (you got this, right?)†¦show more content†¦Innuendoes: Hint of something improper (sexual innuendoes everywhere) Comminations: Denounce, threaten with punishment Near: Tightfisted (Honestly, we’re pretty sure this is â€Å"angry†) Incipient: Developing Brown/Study: Deeply absorbed in one’s own somber thoughts Cogitations: Ponder something Ague: Fever (like a cold) Trepidation: Apprehension, trembling Puling: While (NOT PULLING) Accede: Assent, come to power Salubrious: Good for your health Bathos: Excessive pathos, abrupt change to normal pattern (not sure which one) Contrariety: Opposite Michaelmas: Feast of St Michael (religious) Diurnal: Daily Sackless (I lol’d): Quiet, innocent Slough/of/Despond: Hopeless despair Bugbear: Inspiring imaginary terror (bugbears are scary) Credulity: Gullibility Elysium: Ideal place/condition; Greek Heaven; bullshit myth Lethargy: Tiredness Enigmatical: Hard to understand Attenuated: Long and narrow (HURR DURR) Ling: Heather (it’s a plant) Vivisection: Operating on live animals (Jesus fuck what) Spleen: Bad temper (NOT THE ORGAN) Cockatrice: Serpent with the power to kill upon eyesight; bullshit myth Eft: Type of salamander Bevy: Group of things Supplications: Appeal made to someone in authority (Please don’t kill me, Great Alien Overlord) Adroitly: Skillful Emulous: Motivated by rivalry (Trainer Gary wants to battle!) Appropriate: To take something for own use (IT’S A VERB) Saturnine: Melancholy, caused by lead poisoning (honestly, I have noShow MoreRelatedInterpretation of the Text13649 Words   |  55 Pagesand prose. Their types are shown in Fig 1.2. Poetry is a comprehensive term which can be taken to cover any kind of metrical composition. It has three types - Narrative, Lyric and Dramatic. Drama in general is any work meantto be performed on a stageby actors. A more particular meaning is a serious play, not necessarily a tragedy. Prose covers literary works that do not adhere to any metrical structure, only to vocabulary and grammar rules. Prose is classified into fiction and non fiction. FictionRead MoreStatement of Purpose23848 Words   |  96 Pagesexplain how and when you became interested in the field: Applicants often include an anecdotal and personal example from their formative years that illustrates a long-term interest in the field and personalizes, to a degree, an essay that focuses primarily on academic achievements and intellectual development. Though you may have a long-term interest in a subject area, you should not state or imply that you Ohio Wesleyan University Writing Center  © 2011 Page 2 knew by third grade you were destinedRead MoreThe Studio System Essay14396 Words   |  58 Pagespress of the time. Together with a range of photographs never before published the book also features over 150 box features illuminating aspect of the business . During the 1920s, and 1930s the Hollywood film studios undertook a major evolutionary period. The inception of the Hollywood ‘studio system’ was to change the film making process radically. The following essay will examine how these changes took place, and what impact it had on the film making industry in America