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Stop
smoking;
it’s bad.
Claiming
beliefs
that one
does not
really
possess
or follow;
falseness
Hypocrisy (noun)
Hypocritical
(adj)
Hypocritically (adv)
Hypocrite (noun)
• To understand, to
comprehend
Fathom (verb)
Understood,
but not
clearly
stated or
written
Implicit (adj)
Implicitly
Someone blamed for the
faults of others
Scapegoat (noun)
Stubbornly unyielding; won’t
surrender to begging.
Standing firm. Determined.
Adamant (adj)
Adamantly
(adv)
Occurring at just the right time
Opportune (adj)
Opportunely
(adv)
Opportunity (noun)
Guilt and regret
Remorse (noun)
 Remorseful
(adj)
 Remorsefully (adv)
Unable to be fixed
Irreparable (adj)
Irreparably
(adv)
To banish or exclude someone
from a group
Ostracize (verb)
Ostracism
(noun)
ostracizing (adj)
Doubting, distrustful,
pessimistic
Cynical (adj)
• Cynically (adv)
Someone or something that takes
and takes without giving in return
Parasite (noun)
Parasitic
(adj)
Parasitically (adv)
Directly stated,
spelled out clear
I love you with
all my heart,
Darling.
I want to
break up.
Explicit (adj)
Explicitly (adv)
To slowly weaken by wearing away
at something or someone
Undermine (verb)
undermining (adj)
Easily tricked
Gullible (adj)
Gullibly
(adv)
Short, but clearly understandable
To brief, vote for
me; I’m great!
Succinct (adj)
Succinctly
(adv)
The direct opposite of what a
character, audience or person
expects.
Irony (noun)
Ironic
(adj)
Ironically (adv)
To feel a deep, brewing anger
Seethe (verb)
Sadness, gloom,
depression
Melancholy (noun)
Melancholy
(adj)
Based on morals/values;
acting on what is right
Ethical (adj)
Ethically
(adv)
Ethics (noun)
Recklessly ignoring what is right;
immoral, cruel or excessive
liars
Wanton (adj.)
Wantonly
(adverb)
Wantonness (noun)
• To agree with
Concur (verb)
Deliberate,
on purpose,
without
hiding,
obvious
Blatant (adj)
Blatantly
(adv)
The one working against
the protagonist; the one
we want to fail
Antagonist (noun)
Antagonistic
(adj)
Antagonistically(adv)
Foreshadows something bad is
going to happen
Ominous (adj)
ominously
(adv)
Firmly
sticking
to moral
beliefs
or
values
Integrity (noun)
What matters to a person regardless of
consequences or what others think
Prerogative (noun)
Who the
story is
about;
the one
we want
to win
Protagonist (noun)
Super freaked out; upset
Distraught (adj)
Distraughtly(adv)
Claiming beliefs that one
does not really possess or
follow; falseness
Hypocrisy (noun)
Hypocritical
(adj)
Hypocritically (adv)
Hypocrite (noun)
• To understand, to
comprehend
Fathom (verb)
Understood, but not
clearly stated or written
Implicit (adj)
Implicitly
Deliberate,
on purpose,
without
hiding,
obvious
Blatant (adj)
Blatantly
(adv)
The one working against
the protagonist; the one
we want to fail
Antagonist (noun)
Antagonistic
(adj)
Antagonistically(adv)
Unable to be fixed
Irreparable (adj)
Irreparably
(adv)
To banish or exclude someone
from a group
Ostracize (verb)
Ostracism
(noun)
ostracizing (adj)
Foreshadows something bad is
going to happen
Ominous (adj)
ominously
(adv)
Firmly sticking to moral
beliefs or values
Integrity (noun)
Someone blamed for the
faults of others
Scapegoat (noun)
Stubbornly unyielding; won’t
surrender to begging.
Standing firm. Determined.
Adamant (adj)
Adamantly
(adv)
Occurring at just the right time
Opportune (adj)
Opportunely
(adv)
Opportunity (noun)
Guilt and regret
Remorse (noun)
 Remorseful
(adj)
 Remorsefully (adv)
Doubting, distrustful,
pessimistic
Cynical (adj)
• Cynically (adv)
Someone or something that takes
and takes without giving in return
Parasite (noun)
Parasitic
(adj)
Parasitically (adv)
Undermine (verb)
undermining (adj)
Easily tricked
Gullible (adj)
Gullibly
(adv)
Short, but clearly understandable
Succinct (adj)
Succinctly
(adv)
The direct opposite of what a
character, audience or person
expects.
Irony (noun)
Ironic
(adj)
Ironically (adv)
To feel a deep, brewing anger
Seethe (verb)
Sadness, gloom,
depression
Melancholy (noun)
Melancholy
(adj)
Directly stated,
spelled out clear
Explicit (adj)
Explicitly (adv)
Based on morals/values;
acting on what is right
Ethical (adj)
Ethically
(adv)
Ethics (noun)
Recklessly ignoring what is right;
immoral, cruel or excessive
Wanton (adj.)
Wantonly
(adverb)
Wantonness (noun)
• To agree with
Concur (verb)
What matters to a person
regardless of consequences
or what others think
Prerogative (noun)
Who the story is about; the one
we want to win
Protagonist (noun)
Super freaked out; upset
Distraught (adj)
Distraughtly(adv)
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