Pride
Assurance means having calm confidence in your abilities without necessarily feeling superior to others.
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FALSE
True — Assurance has a positive, composed connotation.
Enigmatic means mysterious and difficult to understand, often creating curiosity.
TRUE
FALSE
True — Enigmatic is puzzling or intriguing.
Sly often describes someone who is clever, secretive, or mischievous.
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FALSE
True — Sly can suggest playful mischief or mild dishonesty.
An odyssey is a long, difficult journey filled with experiences that may transform the traveler.
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FALSE
True — Odyssey suggests an epic, transformative journey.
Adversity refers to difficulties or misfortunes a person must endure.
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FALSE
True — Adversity can also suggest resilience and growth.
The prince's constant admiration of his own appearance revealed his _____.
A. Conceit
B. Hubris
C. Haughtiness
A. Conceit — Excessive self-admiration.
The girl heard her own voice coming from a locked, empty room. The experience was _____.
A. Uncanny
B. Eldritch
C. Preternatural
A. Uncanny — Something strangely familiar becomes unsettling.
The _____ fox tricked the hunters into following false tracks.
A. Wily
B. Guileful
C. Machinating
A. Wily — Clever and resourceful in trickery.
The refugees' sudden _____ from the city began when the invading army arrived.
A. Exodus
B. Descent
C. Pilgrimage
A. Exodus — A large-scale, often urgent departure.
The oracle _____ that a child born during the eclipse would overthrow the king.
A. Prophesied
B. Reckoned
C. Descended
A. Prophesied — Predicted a future event, often through divine inspiration.
A queen refuses to eat with her servants because she believes they are beneath her. What trait is she showing?
A. Assurance B. Hubris C. Haughtiness
D. Dominance
C. Haughtiness — Disdainful superiority.
The ancient forest glowed with terrifying magic from another realm. Which word best describes the atmosphere?
A. Enigmatic B. Uncanny C. Eldritch
D. Preternatural
C. Eldritch — Darkly supernatural and frightening.
The diplomat used carefully constructed lies and promises to manipulate rival leaders. Which word best describes her?
A. Sly B. Wily C. Guileful
D. Machinating
C. Guileful — Sophisticated, deliberate deception.
A traveler journeys to a sacred mountain to honor her ancestors. What type of journey is this?
A. Odyssey B. Exodus C. Pilgrimage
D. Descent
C. Pilgrimage — A meaningful or sacred journey.
The villain finally faced the consequences of years of betrayal and corruption. This moment was his _____.
A. Adversity B. Inevitability C. Reckoning
D. Ascendancy
C. Reckoning — A serious confrontation with consequences.
A king ignores every warning about an approaching disaster because he believes he is too powerful to fail. Name the vocabulary word.
Hubris — Dangerous overconfidence that can lead to downfall.
A child can hear conversations happening hundreds of miles away, an ability beyond normal human limitations. Name the vocabulary word.
Preternatural — Beyond what is natural or ordinary.
A duke spends years secretly plotting betrayals to overthrow the king. Name the vocabulary word describing his behavior.
Machinating — Secretly scheming to gain power or advantage.
The hero travels downward into an underground kingdom, symbolizing his gradual movement into despair. Name the vocabulary word.
Descent — A literal or figurative movement downward.
The characters realize the fortress will fall regardless of their efforts. What vocabulary noun describes the certainty that this outcome cannot be prevented?
Inevitability — The quality of being unavoidable.
A writer changes 'The warrior walked confidently into battle' to 'The warrior marched arrogantly into battle.' Explain how the connotation changes and what this might foreshadow.
Confidence becomes negative arrogance, potentially foreshadowing poor decisions or downfall.
A writer describes a visitor as 'mysterious.' Explain how the atmosphere would change if the visitor were described as strangely familiar versus frighteningly supernatural.
Strangely familiar suggests an eerie, unsettling atmosphere; frighteningly supernatural creates a darker, more threatening magical atmosphere.
A writer describes a thief as 'clever.' Rewrite the description to make the thief seem playful and mischievous, then rewrite it to make the thief seem threatening and calculating. Explain your choices.
Accept descriptions that clearly establish mischievous cleverness versus sinister, deliberate deception, with a reasonable explanation.
A kingdom governs itself, a general gains power over others through force, a spy uses secrets to influence someone, and a politician is steadily rising in influence. Identify the four different types of power represented.
Sovereignty (independent supreme authority), dominance (control), leverage (strategic advantage), ascendancy (rising influence).
A prophecy predicts the fall of a kingdom. How might hubris lend itself to this story?
A prophecy is unavoidable and usually the king might do something to try and stop it. His hubris will probably be what leads to the downfall - fulfilling the prophecy.