These two days we are finishing up Edith Wharton's eponymous Ethan Frome by watching part of the film.
On Friday, November 2: Ethan Frome vocabulary quiz
new vocabulary for The Story of an Hour; the vocabulary quiz will take place on Tuesday, November 13.
The list is below. (class handout)
Vocabulary for "The Story of an Hour"
“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, November 13
Note that there are 10 words and 2 idioms.
1. laconic- adjective- person, speech, or style of writing using very few words; brief, concise, terse, succinct, pithy
2. throng-noun- noun- a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
3. intrepid-adjective- adjective- fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).
4. to accost-verb- to approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
5. reticent- adjective- not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
6. hapless- adjective- (especially of a person) unfortunate.
7. furtive- adjective-attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would
lead to trouble; secretive.
8. irate- adjective- feeling or characterized by great anger.
9. plethora- noun- a large or excessive amount of (something).
10. felonious- adjective- wicked, cruel
Idioms
11. the sword of Damocles- if you have a sword of Damocles hanging over you/your head, something bad seems very
likely to happen to you
12. Pyrrhic victory- a victory that is not worth winning because you have suffered so much to achieve it
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