Fill in the Blank
The corrupt employee tried to ______ money from his boss by threatening to reveal his affair.
What is to EXTORT?
When Bob, a carpenter, had heard that the Lockwoods needed a new roof on their house, he advised them not to let some contractor GULL them into paying for something they didn't need.
What is to cheat; to fool or hoax syn: dupe; scam; trick
to temper, make less severe
What is TEMPER
Latin TEMPERARE, TEMPERATUM
The sun sets in the east.
What is a FACT?
Identify the dramatic device being used:
JULIET (by herself)
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
What is a Soliloquy.
Annie suspected the student was trying to ______ himself with his teachers by buying them gifts.
What is INGRATIATE?
In an effort to MITIGATE costs, Robert hired his neighbor, Jim, to repair the leaky plumbing in his kitchen.
What is to make less severe; to become milder syn: diminish; alleviate
to turn
What is VERT/VERS?
Latin VERTERE, VERSUM
Taking Flight is basically the story of Michaela DePrince's life, starting in her time as a young, orphan child in Sierra Leone and ending with her finding a job as a world-famous professional ballerina.
What is a SUMMARY?
Identify the literary device being abused:
Oh Noes! If only I had know Iago was a double-dealing villain, I wouldn't have killed my wife!
What is Dramatic Irony.
Marshall felt ______ for the accident since he had forgotten to replace the brakes.
What is CULPABLE?
Gregory separates out his aluminum cans at the request of Joe, the MENDICANT living in the alley behind his apartment who trades them in for cash at the scrapyard.
What is a beggar
prove good, approve
What is PROB/PROV?
Latin PROBARE, PROBATUM
The BEST candy is definitely TwizzlersTM
What is an OPINION?
Identify the dramatic device being used:
OTHELLO: Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors,
My very noble and approved good masters,
That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter,
It is most true; true, I have married her:
The very head and front of my offending
Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech... (continues for a while...)
What is a Monologue.
You should not give any ______ to rumors you hear in the lunch room.
What is CREDENCE?
Everyone knew that Kiplar was an outsider when he failed to give an appropriate OBEISANCE to the Queen as she passed by.
What is a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect.
doubtful, to doubt
What is DUB?
Latin DUBIUS, DUBITARE, DUBITATUM
Iago is the protagonist, creating this for Othello all throughout the play.
What is CONFLICT?
Identify the dramatic character device being parodied:
Next week on Lusty Gentlemen of Cyprus: Cassio is a ladies man looking for love! Roderigo is a bumbling idiot, clueless about relationships! Throw them into the same scene and watch the sparks fly!
What is a Foil.
We need a ______ idea for next year's new clothing line; this year's just felt like a repeat of the last one.
What is NOVEL?
Horace attributes his career as a skyscraper window-washer to his PREDILECTION for being in high places.
What is a preference toward something or someone syn: preference; partiality; penchant
first
What is PRIM?
Latin PRIMUS
While Othello is a tragedy, it is sprinkled with frequent dirty jokes and inappropriate suggestions.
What is COMEDIC RELIEF?
Othello's high rank in society makes him highly susceptible to a fall, especially if he can't control that jealous rage! What a character! What a THIS type of character!
What is a Tragic Hero?