Prefixes & Root Words
Sentences
Vocabulary
Argumentative Writing
Literary Terms
100
The prefix meaning "crop production".
What is "Agri"?
100
Has a single independent clause with at least one subject and verb.
What is a simple sentence?
100
Synonym for the vocabulary word "wield"
What is employ?
100
What the author believes to be true
What is claim?
100
the central message, concern or purpose in a literary work
What is theme?
200
The root word meaning,"life" or "living"
What is "bio"?
200
Consists of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
What is a complex sentence?
200
Grouchy or grumpy
What is synonym for crankily?
200
factual information that supports an author's reasoning
What is evidence?
200
the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject
What is tone?
300
The root word meaning "to write"
What is "script"?
300
Consists of two or more independent clauses usually joined by a comma and a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
300
To have been baffled, bewildered or confused
What is confounded?
300
A word meaning "enough"
What is sufficient?
300
A feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
What is suspense?
400
The prefix meaning "across"
What is "trans"?
400
Consists of two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?


400
The physicists were so intelligent they were thought to be _______________ in their field.
What is luminaries?
400
A word meaning directly concerned with what is being discussed
What is relevant?
400
A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature.
What is a myth?
500
The root word meaning "sea"
What is "mar"?
500
Jack, who is my cousin, raises golden retreivers, which he exhibits at dog shows.
What is a complex sentence?
500
A synonym for the word dependable
What is consistent?


500
to refute formally as in debate by evidence and arguments
What is rebuttal?
500
A short statement that presents the key ideas and main points of a text.
What is a summary?
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