Vocab Definitions 1
to have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
aspire
not secure, dangerous, unstable
precarious
simile
Who is a subject or object pronoun?
subject
Identify the indirect object: Sally baked a cake for Bob.
Bob
characterized by great joy, happiness, and delight
ecstatic
to come about, happen, or occur
transpire
an expression that is not meant to be taken literally. Ex: under the weather
idiom
** What type of sentence? Although the forecast called for several inches of snow, there were only a few flurries.
complex
When did Langston Hughes write "Dreams"?
a. 1877. b. 1906. c. 1923. d. 1962
c. 1923
sharply exact, specific, and/or accurate
precise
existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; important/necessary
integral
** Descriptive language that evokes the senses
imagery
True or false: A nonrestrictive clause does not need extra punctuation.
false
seeming unaffected by emotions or pain; impassive
stoic
give a description of/show in a picture
depict
so great in size, force, or magnitude to elicit awe
prodigious
A reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, movies, or the arts
allusion
____ (Who/Whom) are you inviting to the birthday party?
Whom
What was our first vocab word this year?
a. cordial. b. articulate. c. expedite. d.formidable
b. articulate
without fault or error, immaculate
impeccable
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
dexterous
A statement that contradicts itself
Ex: Parting is such sweet sorrow.
paradox or oxymoron
Who
What was poet Viola Wilds' job before she was a poet?
Seamstress