English Test

• What does the term "desolate" mean?

  Abandoned and empty
• How is "languorous" defined?

  Lazy and relaxed in an enjoyable way
• What is the meaning of "fury"?

  A feeling of violent anger
• What does "corpulent" refer to?

  Excessively overweight
• What is a "stigma"?

  A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person
• How is "decayed" defined?

  Rotted or decomposed
• What does "withered" mean?

  Dry and shrivelled
• What does "archaic" refer to?

  Old-fashioned
• What does "malevolent" mean?

  Having a wish to commit evil acts
• Who is a "convict"?

  A person who has committed a crime and been imprisoned for it
• What is the definition of "antagonist"?

  A character in a text who actively opposes the protagonist's progress
• What does "context" refer to in literature?

  The circumstances surrounding the production of a text
• What is meant by "convention" in literature?

  A feature of a text which you would expect to find in that genre
• What is "inference" in the context of reading?

  Something you work out from clues in a text
• How is "interpretation" defined?

  An explanation or way of understanding something
• What is a "literary movement"?

  A collection of texts usually from a similar period of time with a shared style or message
• Who is the "protagonist" in a story?

  A character whose journey is the focus of the story
• What does "the sublime" refer to in literature?

  When something is beautiful, awe-inspiring, and terrifying at the same time
• What is meant by "the uncanny"?


  When something familiar is somehow unfamiliar and frightening at the same time