CEFR C1 Vocabulary

CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 16

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Here you will learn some English words about books, such as "appendix", "footnote", "inspiration", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
title pagenoun

the page at the front of a book that the names of the book, its author, and publisher are printed on it

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appendixnoun

a separate part at the end of a book that gives further information

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footnotenoun

an extra piece of information that is placed at the bottom of a printed page

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backstorynoun

the events that have happened to a character before their story in a book, movie, etc. begins

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characterizationnoun

the way in which characters in a movie, book, etc. are created and represented by a writer

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narrationnoun

the act of telling or explaining a story, particularly in a movie, novel, etc.

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the first personnoun

a way of telling or writing a story in which things happen to the narrator and the story revolves around them

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third personnoun

a way of telling or writing a story which uses third-person pronouns and verbs and has a narrator that is not part of the story

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twistnoun

an unexpected turn in the course of events

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inspiration
inspirationnoun

the process of mental stimulation that causes someone to have a new idea or emotion, or to do or create something artistic

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to co-authorverb

to write a book, article, bill, etc. with another author

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to compose
to composeverb

to write a literary piece with a lot of consideration

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to jot down
to jot downverb

to make a quick note of something in a hurried and informal style

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to proofread
to proofreadverb

to read and correct the mistakes of a written or printed text

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to script
to scriptverb

to write the words used in a movie, play, etc.

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autobiographynoun

the story of the life of a person, written by the same person

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comic stripnoun

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story

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fablenoun

a short story on morality with animal characters

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pamphletnoun

a small book with a paper cover giving information about a particular subject

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hardcovernoun

a book with a cover made from stiff material such as cardboard, leather, etc.

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paperback
paperbacknoun

a book with a cover that is made of thick paper

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prosenoun

spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry

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dramatist
dramatistnoun

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

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playwright
playwrightnoun

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

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engagingadjective

being attractive and interesting so much that draws one's attention

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grippingadjective

exciting and intriguing in a way that attracts someone's attention

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heavyadjective

(of a literary work) very serious or hard to understand

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intriguingadjective

interesting due to being strange or mysterious

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ironicadjective

containing or expressing irony, meaning the opposite of what is said

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tragicadjective

(of a literary piece) related to tragedy

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symbolismnoun

the practice of using symbols to signify an idea, object, etc.

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trilogynoun

a set of three movies, books, etc. that are related or have the same characters

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sequel
sequelnoun

a book, movie, play, etc. that continues and extends the story of an earlier one

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quotenoun

a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting

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romance
romancenoun

a novel or movie about love

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true crimenoun

a movie or book genre involving real crimes and real people

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