All Things New
to begin to be seen
appear
smart
clever
to leave and never return
abandon
abrupt
to say no to a request
refuse
dull and uninteresting sad and gray
dreary
to eat quickly or hungrily
devour
to cause someone to have too many things to deal with
overwhelm
to make it difficult for something to continue; to stop progress
disrupt
a suddent show of strong feeling
outburst
almost not at all
scarcely
the act of examining and controlling content that is considered harmful to society
censorship
to gradually wear away land due to wind or rain
erode
a threat; something that causes harm or danger
menace
done in a way that is planned on purpose
intentional
looking serious; depressing
grim
comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as
simile
a comparison between tow unlike things that doesn't use the words like or as
metaphor
likely to do something or suffer from something
prone to
giving human qualities to a nonhuman or nonliving thing
personification
a group of animals or plants that are related
species
author's message or central idea in a story
theme
to draw conclusions based on evidence and deails
the pictures that an author's words help paint in the reader's mind
imagery
words that have a meaning beyond their literal or ordinary meaning and that paint a picture for the reader
figurative language