Vocab Synonyms
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?
"You are the sun, spreading joy to all those around you"
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. imagery
D. repetition
What is metaphor?
Who is the author/protagonist in Night?
Who is Elie Wiesel?
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 noncommittal?
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
What is acculturation?
Creating a mental picture with your mind is the goal of what literary device?
What is imagery?
How can a person's voice be a powerful tool? Think about this in regards to Night.
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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?
"As he snuggled against me / his fur, softer than anything I could imagine"
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. imagery
D. hyperbole
What is hyperbole?
What is a "single story"?
Only getting one perspective about a place/group of people
What is the best synonym for cozy up to and curry favor with?
A. Precipitate
B. Commiserate
C. Expiate
D. Ingratiate
What is ingratiate?
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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.
Ferment OR Infringe?
What is ferment?
"Hope is the thing with feathers"
a. simile
b. hyperbole
c. metaphor
d. repetition
What is metaphor?
What is tone?
How an author/poet feels about something -- their attitude.
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 individuals’ right to privacy.
Infringe OR Assuage
What is infringe?
“Pearl Button swung on the little gate in front of the House of Boxes. It was the early afternoon of a sunshiny day with little winds playing hide-and-seek in it.”
a. simile
b. hyperbole
c. metaphor
d. personification
What is personification?
Explain a connection between "The Danger of a Single Story" and Night in a phrase or sentence.
answers may vary