SAT Vocabulary 1 & 2
Without modesty or shame; bold
What is brazen
Ursula from The Little Mermaid could be considered to be
What is nefarious?
Define exalt
What is to praise or worship?
Term used to mean an author's word choice.
What is diction?
Using words in such a way that their meaning is completely opposite to their literal meaning.
What is irony?
mitigate
What is to make less severe?
His inability to make up his mind about where to eat, cemented my belief that he would always ________
What is vacillate?
Define adequate
What is enough?
Using extreme exaggeration to make a point or create humor.
What is hyperbole?
A narrative device wherein the author places hints to the reader of upcoming events.
What is foreshadow?
This word best describes Mr. Collins.
What is ignominious?
Bruce had no ____________ about leaving his dog out in the rain.
What is compunction?
Define austere
What is plain, lacking comfort?
Using a physical object, person or situation to represent a larger and abstract idea
What is symbolism?
The following is an example of what literary technique:
"We shall fight on the beaches;
We shall fight on the landing grounds;
We shall fight in the fields..." -Churchill
What is anaphora?
Synonym for flavorless
What is insipid
Spell the word that would indicate someone or something that was prone to sudden change in mood.
What is c a p r i c i o u s?
Define colloquial
What is casual conversation?
A 14 line poem almost always written in iambic pentameter and containing a volta.
What is a sonnet?
A natural break in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation.
What is caesura?
These three words could describe Mr. Collins
Parables are also known as _____ stories.
Define mired.
What is stuck (as in mud)?
The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of a poem to the next without pause
What is enjambment?
"Boots on the ground" is an example of what literary term?
What is sycecdoche?