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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Vocab Set 1

For each image on the slides to come, select the BEST image to represent the vocabulary term. desecrate elated i nter/internment persecute retrospect stoic v icarious flashback imagery. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Vocab Set 1. desecrate (v).

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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Vocab Set 1

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  1. For each image on the slides to come, select the BEST image to represent the vocabulary term. desecrate elated inter/internment persecute retrospect stoic vicarious flashback imagery Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Vocab Set 1

  2. desecrate (v) • Definition: to treat a sacred place or thing violently or destructively • Other forms: desecration (n) • Syn: vandalize, destroy • Ant: honor

  3. elated (adj.) • Definition: describes someone who is thrilled and delighted about someone or something • Other forms: elation (n) • Syn: overjoyed, excited • Ant: saddened, disappointed

  4. inter (v) • Definition: the action of burying away or detaining someone or something to be forgotten or removed from existence • Other forms: internment (n) • Syn: confine, hold captive • Ant: birth, set free

  5. persecute (v) • Definition: to bully or torture a person or group of people, usually for religious or cultural reasons • Other forms: persecution (n) • Syn: harass, oppress • Ant: accept, tolerate

  6. retrospect (n) • Definition: consider or review past events • Other forms: none • Syn: remembrance, review • Ant: prediction, prophecy

  7. stoic (adj. or n.) • Definition: someone who accepts what happens without showing emotion • Other forms: stoically (adv), stoicism (n) • Syn: indifferent, unconcerned, uncaring • Ant: passionate, impatient

  8. vicarious (adj) • Definition: describes someone who experiences something through the feelings or actions of another • Other forms: vicariously (adv) • Syn: indirect, secondhand • Ant: personal

  9. flashback (n) literary device • Definition: an author’s telling of events that occurred before the present time of the novel • Author’s use flashbacks to create background to the present situation, place, or person • Occurs when reader sees the character as a young person in order to better understand the character now

  10. imagery (n) literary device • Definition: an author’s usage of words or phrases to create mental images for the reader • Imagery helps a reader to visualize and realistically experience an author’s writing • Imagery is conveyed through vivid, sensory word choice

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