English 11: 6b; English 11: 8b, English 11 Vocab: 3b, English 11 Vocab: 4b, English 11 Vocab: 5b

consummate

to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill

hiatus

a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, any gap or opening.

philology

the study of literary texts and written works

fallible

(of persons) liable to err, esp in being deceived or mistaken; not accurate.

pedant

a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning; a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.

credence

belief as to the truth of something.

nexus

a means of connections; tie; link

lexicon

a workbook or dictionary esp. of greek, latin, or hebrew

sectarian

narrowly confined devoted to a particular sect.

milquetoast

a very timid, unassertive, spineless person.

retribution

punishment

mutability

change or alter anything

epoch

distinctive time period

caprice

change mind all of the sudden

martyr

person who suffers for religion

Magnum opus

A great work of Literature.

filch

Steal something of small value.

punctilious

Extremely attentive to details.

petulant

Impatient, Irritation.

mediocre

Moderate quality. Neither good or bad.

sagacity

Mental discernment.

disperse

Spread over a wide area. Send off, scatter.

hibernal

Pertaining to Winter.

lapidate

To pelt with stones.

mosaic

To create pictures from small pieces of colored glass.

Sedge

A grasslike plant.

Thrall

a person who is in bondage; slave; a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like.

Grotto

A small picturesque cave.

Aghast

Filled with horror or shock.

Gloaming

Twilight; dusk

Cloven

Split or divided by two

Vernal

of or pertaining to the spring.

Avocation

A hobby or minor occupation

Spar

Thick, strong pole

authenticity

Original; genuine.

paraphrase

A restatement of a text; Using different words.

archetype

Original pattern/ model.

apparition

Supernatural; Ghost

travail

Painful

variant

Tending to change or alter. A different spelling or pronunciation.

immediacy

Without delay.

ambiguity

Doubtfulness or uncertainty.

discern

Perceive; to see or recognize.

archaic

Marked by the characteristic of an earlier period.