Definitions
Fill in the Blank
Synonyms
Miscellaneous
Literary Terms
100
A dictator who abuses his power.
What is a tyrant?
100
Captain Jack Sparrow walked with a _________ onto the deck of the ship.
What is swagger?
100
small
What is miniscule?
100
We bought some Washington Redskins __________ at the mall.
What is memorabilia?
100
The conversation between characters in a text.
What is dialogue?
200
A sign of something good or bad to come.
What is an omen?
200
It is a crime to drive while __________.
What is intoxicated?
200
jolly
What is jovial?
200
Afraid and worried for no good reason.
What is paranoid?
200
Words which appeal to one or more of the five senses.
What are sensory words?
300
A filthy or wretched condition or quality; dirtiness.
What is squalor?
300
That nighmare was so ________ that it took awhile for my terror to subside.
What is vivid?
300
evil
What is sinister?
300
It is smart to use a _________ when you want to protect your privacy.
What is pseudonym?
300
A comparison of two unlike things using words of comparison such as "like" or "as."
What is simile?
400
Faultless, beyond criticism or blame.
What is impeccable?
400
The police decided to _______ the suspect right away.
What is interrogate?
400
fat
What is obese?
400
Sickly, pale yellow complexion.
What is sallow?
400
A problem or struggle that triggers the action in a story.
What is conflict?
500
Gruesome, relating to disease, abnormal.
What is morbid?
500
The ________ residence had six levels, three pools, and two tennis courts.
What is palatial?
500
poisonous
What is toxic?
500
Stop and go.
What is intermittent?
500
The reason an author writes a piece of text. Some examples are to describe, to inform, to explain, to entertain, to persuade, or to teach a lesson.
What is author's purpose?
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