A word that means badly constructed or maintained ; rickety
What is ramshackle
100
A word that means redness and wetness in the eyes.
What is rheumy
100
A word that means to leave quickly and secretly
What is absconded
100
A word that means hidden or concealed; not yet developed.
What is latent
100
A literary device that is an exaggeration which may be used for emphasis and humor.
Example: It's raining cats and dogs.
What is hyperbole
200
A word that means something that is impending or near at hand.
What is imminence
200
A word that means thick, slow flowing liquid
What is viscous
200
A word that means a fancy house
What is palazzo
200
A word that means very wise.
What is Sagacious
200
This literary device is a form of metaphor in which language relates to human action, motivation, and emotion is used to refer to abstract concepts.
Example: The weather is smiling on us today.
What is Personification
300
A word that means something that is out of place or does not match
What is incongruency
300
A word that means slowly, sluggishly
What is languidly
300
A word that means freedom from punishment, harm, or injury.
What is impunity
300
A word that means an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill or orphans.
What is Asylum
300
This literary device is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words.
Examples: rough and ready.
What is alliteration
400
A word that means state of mental dullness; trance.
What is stupor
400
A word that means a distorted drawing of a person often meant to be ridiculous.
What is caricature
400
A word that means an underground cemetery.
What is catacombs
400
A word that means a record of events; a history.
What is chronicle
400
This literary device is a comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used.
Example: She stood shaking LIKE a freshly caught trout when she got in trouble.
What is simile
500
A word that means motivated by wrongful, vicious, or mischievous purposes.
What is malicious
500
A word that means a strong reaction of disgust.
What is revulsion
500
A word that means a rare wine, technically a sherry; from Spain.
What is Amontillado
500
A word that means an assumed name used to conceal one's identity, usually used by an author.
What is pseudonym
500
This literary device is the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning.
Example: "clang"