Week 1
Unlike poetry, ______ is “ordinary writing,” in the form of sentences and paragraphs.
prose
Something that is f______e gives a benefit or contributes to success.
favorable
Something that is ________ is not fully understood or explainable.
mysterious
A ________ is someone who appears in court to say what he or she knows about a crime.
witness
If you were _______ by an idea or feeling, you were suddenly overwhelmed by it.
seized
The ___________ is the conversation among characters in a story.
Dialogue
A _______ is a small round window on a ship.
porthole
Something that is _______ is a tangled mess.
matted
If you are p_______ing over an event, you are in charge of it.
presiding
If you ________, you wait to speak or act because you’re not sure what to say or do.
hesitate
The _______ of a story is its most important event and usually happens near the end.
climax
If something is covered ________, the covering is so thick that it is difficult to see through.
densely
________ of plants are long, thin sections that often twist around an object or another plant.
Tendrils
If you _________ something, you tried to do it.
attempted
If you are _______, you pay attention to everything around you.
watchful
The introduction to a book is called its ________.
Forword
If something is _________, it is logical and easy to understand.
reasonable
F________s attach objects to other things.
fastenings
When you ______ yourself, you stop yourself from doing what you want to do.
restrain
If you _______ something, you wrote it quickly and sloppily.
scrawled
________ is a feeling of strong fear that leaves someone unable to think clearly.
Panic
When someone is ________, he or she is confused due to fever or illness.
delirious
If you are ________ someone, you are waking him or her from sleep.
awakening
When you show ________, you show little or no respect for someone or something.
A ______ is a song or poem that is short and cheerful
ditty