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English 1 CP Vocabulary

English 1 CP Vocabulary. Unit 3. Archetype. Noun A model or pattern from which all things are copied or on which they are based; prototype. In mythology, patterns, symbols, or character types that repeat across cultures.

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English 1 CP Vocabulary

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  1. English 1 CP Vocabulary Unit 3

  2. Archetype • Noun • A model or pattern from which all things are copied or on which they are based; prototype. • In mythology, patterns, symbols, or character types that repeat across cultures. • Example: It’s so annoying when people assume that the cast of Jersey Shore are New Jersey archetypes.

  3. Protruded • Verb • Stuck out • Example: The long neck of the Loch Ness monster protruded above the surface of the lake.

  4. Epic • Adjective • Noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centeredupon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style • Heroic; majestic • Of unusually great size or extent • Example: Those waves were totally epic, brah.

  5. Hubris • Noun • Excessive prideorself-confidence;arrogance. • Example: The boss’s hubris made him feel superior to his employees.

  6. Hamartia • Noun • Tragic flaw (Greek) • Example: King Oedipus’s ignorance is his hamartia.

  7. In medias res • Adverb • In the middle of things (Latin) • Example: Speak begins in medias res; the reader enters the story after Melinda’s tragedy.

  8. Mutinous • Adjective • Rebellious against authority • Example: The mutinoussailors refused to obey any commands.

  9. Muse • Noun • The goddess or the power regarded as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like. • Example: Not surprisingly, 2Pac’s mother was the muse for his song “Dear Mama.”

  10. Guile • Noun • Deceitful cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception • Example: Although physically smaller, the fighter used his experience and guile to secure a victory.

  11. Prodigious • Adjective • Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc. • Wonderful or marvelous • Example: She is very proud of her son who has a prodigious talent for playing the guitar.

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