Vocabulary - SYN
What is the best synonym for redeem and make reparation?
A. Expiate
B. Assuage
C. Drivel
D. Infringe
what is expiate
What is the best antonym for discourage or deprecate?
A. Transcend
B. Umbrage
C. Exhort
D. Lurid
what is exhort
The training they completed at the space academy was meant to _______________ life on a spaceship.
Simulate or Umbrage
what is simulate
“in a time when lies choke/ the mind and rhetoric/bends reason” (ll. 25-26) uses the following figurative language device:
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
what is personification?
Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?
we run the risk of constructing overly simplistic understandings of other people and places.
we gain a broader perspective of people and find greater similarities across cultures.
Literature is reflective of the stories that are most popular and that people are most likely to identify with.
Literature primarily shapes the understanding of children.
what is a?
What is the best synonym for inflated and pretentious?
A. Jaded
B. Hackneyed
C. Bombastic
D. Epitome
what is bombastic
What is the best antonym for positive or definite?
A. Noncommittal
B. Lassitude
C. Simulate
D. Circuitous
what is noncommital
When Jimmy joined the company, he had to undergo a process of _______________, habituating himself to the office climate and to the corporation’s policies.
umbrage or acculturation
“of my perennially damaged/ psyche, shoring up eroding/ friendships” (ll. 6-8) uses the following figurative language device:
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
repetition
what is metaphor?
What is the author’s purpose in the text?
Adichie wants to warn people that they have likely been influenced by a single story.
Adichie wants to show how important it is to acknowledge more than a single story in order to fully understand what you are unfamiliar with.
Adichie wants to prove how limited the United States’ understanding of other cultures is
Adichie wants to show people how she has managed to avoid being influenced by a single story
what is 2?
What is the best synonym for commotion and turmoil?
A. Ferment
B. Wheedle
C. Aplomb
D. Enjoin
what is ferment
What is the best antonym for coerce or intimidate?
A. Precipitate
B. Wheedle
C. Approbation
D. Expedite
what is wheedle
“It was _______________,” I stated apologetically. “I didn’t mean to tell him about the surprise party.”
inadvertent or umbrage
what is inadvertent
In lines 14-17, the speaker asks, “How much have / I dared in opposition? / How much have I put on the line for freedom? (ll.14-17). What does she most likely mean by this?
She plans to take account of the role she has played in making the world a better place.
She questions whether or not she has opposed her enemies.
She worries about her personal freedoms during the war.
She offers a suggestion to those who have not reaped the benefits of war.
what is 1?
“I recently spoke at a university where a student told me that it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers like the father character in my novel. I told him that I had just read a novel called American Psycho — (Laughter)— and that it was such a shame that young Americans were serial murderers.”
Adichie’s tone can be best described as
Angry and bitter
Sarcastic but playful
Joking but hurt
Happy and teasing
what is 2?
What is the best synonym for cozy up to and curry favor with?
A. Precipitate
B. Commiserate
C. Expiate
D. Ingratiate
what is ingratiate
What is the best antonym for direct statement?
A. Innuendo
B. Aplomb
C. Lassitude
D. Millenium
what is innuendo
The _______________ of the impending war caused many young people to enlist, despite the protests from loved ones.
infringe or ferment
what is ferment
The speaker uses the metaphor “I stand/self-convicted of sloth” (23-24) to . . .
highlight all she has accomplished in the past year.
punish herself for the injuries she has caused.
criticize herself for not doing enough to impact her world.
emphasize the danger of current society’s “lies.”
what is 3?
Explain the connections between "The Danger of a Single Story" and Night
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Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy is the best definition for which of the following words?
A. Hackneyed B. Lassitude C. Assuage D. Bombastic
what is lassitude?
What is the best antonym for allow or permit?
A. Wheedle
B. Decadence
C. Enjoin
D. Expiate
what is enjoin?
The courts have to decide whether the inclusion of certain information on Internet sites will _______________ on an inviduals’ right to privacy.
infringe or assuage
In lines 14-17, the speaker asks, “How much have / I dared in opposition? / How much have I put on the line for freedom? (ll.14-17). What does she most likely mean by this?
She plans to take account of the role she has played in making the world a better place.
She questions whether or not she has opposed her enemies.
She worries about her personal freedoms during the war.
She offers a suggestion to those who have not reaped the benefits of war.
what is 1?
Using Night by Elie Wiesel, analyze how a person’s “voice” can be a powerful tool. Cite specific examples from the text to support your claims.
answers may vary