Vocab 6B

World Literature: Don Quixote

Vocab 6B

1. Parody 2. Foil 3. Chivalry 4. Opponent 5. Scrawny 6. Affable

7. Disconcerted 8. Ingenuity 9. Lucidity 10.Renown11.Interminable 12.Redress

Parody• – n. • an imitation of the style of a particular writer,

artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

• “Fat” is a Weird Al parody of Michael Jackson’s “Bad”

• Tacky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq7Eki5EZ8o

Foil

• - n. • character with an opposite personality of the

main character• Robin is Batman’s foil.

Chivalry

• – n. • bravery; heroism• The knight in

shining armor gave a chivalrous bow before the queen.

Opponent

• – n. • enemy; foe; adversary• I will destroy my opponent

with my wit and skill.

Scrawny

• – adj. • skinny

Affable

• – adj. • pleasant; friendly• Ted, my next door neighbor, always gives me

an affable wave when I see him in the morning.

Disconcerted

• – v. • Confused; unsettled; disturbing • The impending volcano eruption disconcerted

Veronica.

Ingenuity

• – n. • Cleverness• The online educational program, Edgenuity,

gets its name from a play on the words, “ingenuity,” and “education.”

Lucidity• – n. • quality of being readily understood, clear;

clarity• The math problem lacked lucidity, but after

Mrs. Spearmon explained it to me, I understood how to get the answer.

Renown

• – n. • a state of being widely praised; fame• Do you know these people of great renown?

Interminable

• – adj. • having or seeming to have no end• The test seemed so tedious, with an

interminable length.

Redress

• – v. • to correct or make up for a wrong or a loss• The mob of angry citizens demanded the

government redress their grievances.