Definitions
Definitions Part II
Synonyms
Antonyms
Literary Terms
100
Short, intense periods of wind and rain
What is squalls
100
Indecisive
What is irresolute
100
Beguiled
What is deceived*
100
Rue (celebrate, remember, regret, forget)
What is celebrate
100
Reader can only comprehend the thoughts and feelings of one character. (Point of View)
What is limited point of view
200
Shrinking back in fear
What is recoiling
200
Too deep to measure
What is fathomless
200
Perquisite
What is benefit*
200
Quell (assist, educate, calm, condemn)
What is assist
200
Author describing items by appealing to the reader's senses in order to allow reader to feel as if they are able to see, touch, smell, etc. the physical items being described.
What is concrete sensory imagery
300
Deep canyon
What is chasm
300
Deep gulf
What is abyss
300
Prudent
What is wise
300
Resolute (unaware, unworthy, undaunted, undecided)
What is undecided
300
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group of words. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
What is alliteration
400
Bewilderment
What is consternation
400
Irregular (behavior
What is erratic
400
Moored
What is anchored
400
Squall (calm, frustration, meditation, complaint)
What is calm
400
At first this statement seemed to be contradictory, but with all the information...it all makes sense!
What is paradox
500
A right reserved as an exclusive benefit
What is perquisite
500
A large sofa
What is divan
500
Transverse
What is crosswise
500
Consternation (commitment, certainty, hilarity, celebration)
What is certainty
500
Obvious overstatement
What is hyperbole
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