extreme annoyance; anger

surrender under agreed conditions

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

expecting everything to come out all right; hopeful

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

tending to betray

a way of stating something (as a written work) again by giving the meaning indifferent words

harmful to living things

the author’s attitude toward a certain topic

relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

give up power, duties, or obligations

the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through literature

an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole (Ex: It’s raining cats and dogs.)