Vocab I
The wedding cake, _____________ profusely with fresh roses, greatly enhanced the festive mood.
garnished
His _____________ for helping the disabled inspired the already generous supporters to give even more.
ARDOR
another name for English sonnet
Shakespearean
Sleeping soundly in the winter months is a characteristic of a grizzly bear. (what is the italicized gerund functioning as?)
Noun--subject
first commandment
Love the Lord your God
The Bible speaks of God's abhorrence of those who are malignant toward good and ____________ to the evil.
BENIGN
The congressman answered his bad-mannered opponent with remarkably calm ____________.
CIVILITY
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Is the following essential or non-essential?
Our neighbor, Mr. Garcia, is a computer genius.
ESSENTIAL
Noah's faith is found in this verse
Hebrews 11:7
The only light the prisoner had seen for fifteen years was the faint rays that filtered through the _____________ in the dungeon walls.
APERTURES
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's ______________ as poet laureate lasted from 1850 to 1892.
INCUMBENCY
What is speaking to an inanimate object as if it were alive called?
apostrophe
Running down the street,
Andraya fell.
What does the bolded participle modify
Andraya
This verse says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
Romans 3:23
In political cartoons, _______________ of politicians are often used to help point out and ridicule controversial aspects of politics.
CARICATURES
With the help of his mother's ______________, Jacob stole his brother's birthright.
ARTIFICE
What event is normally ended by the Lord's Supper?
wedding
To love God is the only way.
What is the function of the infinitive?
noun--subject
Matthew 22:37-39
Lawyers often attempt little shifts and _____________ to avoid the force of their opponent's arguments.
SUBTERFUGES
Hannah enrolled in a home economics class to learn the _____________ of sewing.
RUDIMENTS
Who was the girl that stole one of the poet's hearts?
Stella
What type of a sentence is the following?
Aren't people who are optimistic usually cheerful?
COMPLEX
These verses tell us not to walk in the counsel of the ungodly
Psalms 1:1-2