Vocab 1
average, ordinary, undistinguished
mediocre
a violent attack
onslaught
The skills you learn in high school can often determine how ______ your career is as an adult.
lucrative or auspicious
the positive or negative feelings associated with particular words or phrases
connotation
eric heard the song monster mash at the halloween shop
Would monster mash be italicized or put in quotations?
quotation marks
favorable
auspicious
belonging to a particular region or country
indigenous
COVID-19 forced some schools to adopt the _____ policy of allowing some students to be virtual and some to be in-person, something they've never done before.
erratic
Assigning non-literal meaning to something by comparing it to something else
metaphor
eric heard the song monster mash at the halloween shop
What sentence part (Tuesday's DGP) is "shop"?
object of the preposition
a long time; persistent
perennial
always ready to fight or argue
contentious
Don't let poor grades in high school ______ you to a difficult life ahead.
predispose
the repetition of the same beginning sounds in words
alliteration
eric heard the song monster mash at the halloween shop
What part of speech (Monday's DGP) is "at"?
preposition
difficult to accomplish
arduous
a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
semblance
The road ahead is long and _______, but I'm certain that we can make it.
arduous
Greater meaning assigned to natural objects or facts
symbolism
Daily Double
eric heard the song monster mash at the halloween shop
What part of speech (Monday's DGP) is "halloween"?
proper adjective
to disagree
dissent
education; instruction
edification
Is the bobcat _______ to Alabama?
indigenous
The feeling the author or narrator has about the topic they are writing or speaking about
tone
eric heard the song monster mash at the halloween shop
What sentence part (Tuesday's DGP) is "monster mash"?
appositive