Opposite Words
Similar Words
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Literary Terms
Mystery
100
What word from the vocabulary lists we have studied is an opposite of the word predicament?
Absolve
100
Name two of our vocabulary words that mean to beg.
Entreat, Beseech, Importune.
100
When Romeo killed Tybalt, he was ____________ from Verona.
Banished, Exiled
100
What is a tragedy?
Suffering, a fault of theirs/ a characters that leads to their death.
100
What is a synonym for the word dexterity?
Nimble.
200
What is an antonym for the word dote?
Enmity.
200
What is a synonym for the word augment?
Propagate.
200
The 3 time pro-wrestling champion was a very _____________ man.
Prodigious.
200
What is a soliloquy?
A monologue or speech to oneself or a character’s self.
200
What is a monologue?
A speech delivered to another character(s).
300
What is an opposite word for jocund?
Martial, Lamentation.
300
Name a synonym for perilous.
Pernicious, Baleful
300
The intense _____________ between the two men resulted in one black eye and one broken wrist.
Fray.
300
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech/phrase in which contradictory terms are placed side by side.
300
The magician ___________ rabbit from the bottom of his hat, shocking all of the audience.
Conjured.
400
What is an antonym for the phrase, in vain ?
Jaunt.
400
Name a synonym for slander.
Disparage.
400
The _______________ was a great ______________ to the community since many stores were flooded and ruined.
Inundation Calamity
400
Define the word mercurial and name one character, besides Romeo, who is mercurial in Romeo and Juliet.
A person/thing/place which has unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
400
My sister and I _____________ the cookie so we each could have a fair piece of it.
Sundered.
500
What is the opposite of languish?
Prodigious.
500
State at least two words having to do with a funeral. Triple the points if you do not use dirge or bier.
Dirge, Bier, Inter, Obsequy, Sepulcher
500
The ____________ between the two friends had to be _____________ by a third party, the school's principal.
Discord Arbitrate
500
What is iambic pentameter?
When a line is 10 syllables and every 2nd syllable is stressed or emphasized (heartbeat).
500
What is the definition for masque?
Dramatic entertainment which was popular in England during the 16th and 17th Century. (performed by masked players representing mythological figures)
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