Vocabulary
C/D
Literary Devices
Phrases
Don't Ask Me
100
Even though Jimmy has a good job, he YEARNED for more.
Covet/Craved/Wanted
100
He was a chicken, never doing what he said he would.
Connotation - Cowardly
100
Henry was a lion on the battlefield.
What is Metaphor
100
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Don't discard something valuable along with something undesirable.
100
What is Denotation?
The literal meaning of a word
200
The wrestler's plan was to deliver a crushing blow which would ENERVATE his opponent.
Weaken
200
He was a shady person, snooping around.
Connotation - Sneaky and one that looks corrupt
200
I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here.
What is Hyperbole
200
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
The proverb has a literal meaning. A group is only as strong as the weakest person.
200
What is Connotation?
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
300
The lawyer will INTERCEDE for his client in court.
Intervene
300
I am really hot.
Connotation - Hot as in a physical and attractive sense Denotation - A high temperature.
300
Going to McDonalds and ordering two big macs, a large fry, and of course a small diet coke.
What is Irony
300
The Black Sheep of the White Family.
A disreputable or disgraced member of a family.
300
Your argument is very TENUOUS, since it relies so much on speculation and hearsay.
Having little substance or strength
400
Her worst IDIOSYNCRASY involved repeating back every word that was said to her.
Peculiarity/Oddity/Etc.
400
She was a snake.
Connotation - Evil
400
We cannot have rainbows without the rain.
What is Analogy
400
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
The intention to engage in good acts often fails. It points up the principle that there is no merit in good intentions unless they are acted on.
400
I was too nice to tell Nelly that she had reached the absolute ZENITH of her career with that one hit of hers.
The highest point, culminating point
500
In a PEREMPTORY tone, the flight attendant told the passenger to either fasten his seat belt or get off the plane.
Used to describe an order, command, etc., that you must obey without any questions or excuses
500
Give me a negative and a positive connotation of a word and its denotation.
Student Answer
500
Faith is like a stony uphill climb: a single stumble might send you sprawling but belief and steadfastness will see you to the very top.
What is Allegory
500
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.
There is hope, even in the worst of circumstances.
500
"Be the Rainbow in someone else's cloud." -Dr. Maya Angelou
Be the change in someones life and be the ray of sunshine in a dark area.
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