American Literature: Vocabulary List 2

Antonyms

100

This term has the opposite meaning of the vocabulary word "Subtle"

What is "Obvious or Clear"

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

200

Name a word with the OPPOSITE meaning as the vocabulary word "Luxurious"

What is "Grand, Expensive, High Quality"

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

300

List TWO words with the OPPOSITE meaning as the vocabulary word "Earnest"

What is "Eager, Excited, dedicated"

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

400

List TWO words with the OPPOSITE meaning as the vocabulary word "Affront"

What is "Disrespect, Offend, or Insult"

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

500

List THREE words with the OPPOSITE meaning as the vocabulary word "Calcify"

What is "harden or become stiff etc."

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

Synonyms

100

List a word with the SAME meaning as the vocabulary word "Sacrilege"

What is "profane, defame, destroy holy objects etc."

Any of these 3 common synonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed synonyms)

200

List a word with the SAME meaning as the vocabulary word "Compel"

What is "make someone do, persuade, or manipulate"

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

300

List TWO words with the SAME meaning as the vocabulary word "Analogy"

What is "Comparison,Two ideas etc."

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

400

List TWO words with the SAME meaning as the vocabulary word "Fanatic"

What is "Stalker, Obsessive etc."

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

500

List THREE words with the SAME meaning as the vocabulary word "Colloquialism"

What is "dialect, native speech, informal etc."

Any of these 3 common antonyms are correct (or similar to the above listed antonyms)

Parts of Speech

100

Identify the CORRECT Part of Speech for the following word, "Compel"

What is "Verb?"

200

Identify the CORRECT Part of Speech for the following word, "Idiom"

What is "NOUN ?"

300

Identify the CORRECT Part of Speech for the following word, "  "

What is "    ?"

400

Identify the CORRECT Part of Speech for the following word, "Subtle"

What is "Adjective?"

500

Identify the CORRECT Part of Speech for the following word, "Analogy"

What is "Noun?"

Fill in the Blank

100

Fill in the Blank with the correct vocabulary word for the sentence below:

The vampire was able to ________ the young woman with hypnotism.

What is "Compel"

200

Fill in the Blank with the correct vocabulary word for the sentence below:

Mariah Carey is known for her expensive and ___________ lifestyle.

What is "Luxurious ?"

300

Fill in the Blank with the correct vocabulary word for the sentence below:

The sports __________ fought at every game. 

What is "Fanatic ?"

400

Fill in the Blank with the correct vocabulary word for the sentence below:

It is important to be ____________ when pursuing your goals.

What is "Earnest?"

500

Create Your OWN SENTENCE that CORRECTLY uses TWO VOCABULARY WORDS (both words in the same sentence). #30secondstocreate

Teacher will have student write sentence on board and decide if it is worth $0, $250 (1 correct word) or the full $500 (both correct words used in the same sentence properly).

Etymology

100

This word comes from a phrase that says to "slap in the face"

What is "Affront?"

200

This word comes from the greek to make one's own

What is "Idiom?"

300

This word comes from proportionate or equal

What is "Analogy?"

400

This word comes from french, not easily understood

What is "subtle?"

500

This word comes from the latin meaning lime/hard

What is "Calcify?"