English list #13

denouement

• the very end of a story, the part where all the different plotlines are finally tied up and all remaining questions answered.

• a symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story

• when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure

motif

• the very end of a story, the part where all the different plotlines are finally tied up and all remaining questions answered

• a symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story

• when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure

parallelism

• the very end of a story, the part where all the different plotlines are finally tied up and all remaining questions answered.

• a symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story

• when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure

Bombastic

• inflated

• make something clear; explain

• overly sentimental; self-pitying

• lowest point

Elucidate

• person involved in a lawsuit

• make something clear; explain

• independent minded person

• a powerful storm; turmoil

Litigant

• a powerful storm; turmoil

• make something clear; explain

• inflated

• person involved in a lawsuit

Maelstrom

• a powerful storm; turmoil

• lowest point

• overly sentimental; self-pitying

• person involved in a lawsuit

Maudlin

• independent minded person

• make something clear; explain

• overly sentimental; self-pitying

• a powerful storm; turmoil

Maverick

• inflated

• independent minded person

• lowest point

• person involved in a lawsuit

Nadir

• a powerful storm; turmoil

• make something clear; explain

• lowest point

• overly sentimental; self-pitying