Vocab Words
Quotations
Mr. Claus
Terminal Ology
Persons
100
Because hunger caused the novel's young hero to steal the bread, the jurors believed that the crime had been committed under __ circumstances.
What is extenuate?
100
He said,"et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar."
Who is Caesar?
100
All clauses can be divided into these two categories.
What are independent and subordinate?
100
Buzz this question.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Though I tried my best, Decius' words were more persuasive than mine.
Who is Calpurnia?
200
definition: accidental, occurring by a happy chance.
What is fortuitous?
200
Holden said this when he visited this landmark: "Nobody'd be different. The only thing that would be different would be you. Not that you'd be so much older or anything. It wouldn;t be that, exactly. You'd just be different, that's all."
What is the museum
200
UNLESS THE SNOW STOP SOON, the roads will be closed.
What is a subordinate clause?
200
Garret Hongo creates a serene sense of this in the first half of his poem.
What is mood?
200
Want to be happy? Visit this pencil manufacturer.
Who is Faber?
300
dillydally
What is procrastinate?
300
As an "rebe,l" this character "didn't want to know how a thing was done, but why."
Who is Clarisse?
300
The two types of adjectival clauses.
What are essential and nonessential?
300
The meter in the following passage: Pearl Avenue runs past the high-school lot, Bends with the trolley tracks, and stops, cut off Before it has a chance to go two blocks, At Colonel McComsky Plaza. Berth’s Garage Is on the corner facing west, and there, Most days, you'll find Flick Webb, who helps Berth out.
What is blank verse?
300
If winning at checkers is your game, play her for an easy victory.
Who is Jane Gallagher?
400
The digressive speaking style of Captain Beatty.
What is discursive?
400
The disease that in Roman times would be described as: "'Tis very like: he hath the falling sickness."
What is epilepsy?
400
after, although, as, as if, before, than, when, where
What are examples of subordinating conjunctions that link adverbial and independent clauses?
400
In his famous one, Brutus ponders his decision to kill Julius Caesar.
What is a soliloquy?
400
Though he may feel excluded from the plot, he still has his philosophy to fall back on.
Who is Cicero?
500
antonym: dense, thick, obtuse, dim witted
What is perceptive?
500
"Seven captains marshalled at seven gates / seven against their equals" describes the epic battle between these two city/states.
What are Thebes and Argos?
500
Randy seemed successful WHEREVER HE WAS.
What is an adverbial clause?
500
This French word is used to describe the tying up of loose ends at the conclusion of a play?
What is denouement?
500
Together, these characters sing with one voice and their message rings as clear today as it did προ πολλού.
What is the chorus?
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