Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Literary Terms
Grammar
100
a "lightbulb" goes off in your head
What is an epiphany?
100
passionate
What is ardent?
100
Hitler is an example of one of these. Someone who stirs up a crowd.
What is a demagogue?
100
a plot that goes in chronological or logical order
What is linear plot?
100
looks like a verb, functions like an adjective -- ends in -ed, or -ing
What is a participle?
200
to waste
What is squander?
200
facial expression
What is countenance?
200
from caterpillar to butterfly -- from baby to teenager...we all morph from one thing to another all during our lives. What is it?
What is metamorphosis?
200
taking a non-living thing and giving it 'person' like qualities or behaviors...
What is personification?
200
looks like a verb, functions like a noun; ends in -ing
What is a gerund?
300
wise
What is prudent?
300
showing favoritism or special privileges to family/friends in a company
What is nepotism
300
There was a movie with this in the title -- _________ dream. It means really clear and understood.
What is lucid?
300
Example of a __________ - Rainsford was a cunning tiger in the forest as he was hiding from Zaroff.
What is a metaphor?
300
a base verb + the word "to"
What is an infinitive?
400
to make everything better
What is to ameliorate?
400
bad especially in terms of weather
What is inclement?
400
easily taught; easily trained; tame.
What is docile?
400
boom! snap! crackle! pow! meow!
What is onomatopoeia?
400
a sentence made up of two independent clauses JOINED BY A FANBOYS OR A SEMICOLON.
What is a compound sentence?
500
harmless
What is innocuous?
500
to make a bad situation worse
What is exacerbate?
500
to soothe; to pacify
What is to placate?
500
a plot that has interruptions in chronology or sequence of events
What is non-linear plot?
500
a sentence made up of at least two independent clauses joined by a comma and a fanboys, but also has a dependent clause in it, as well...
What is a compound complex sentence?
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