Vocabulary Vault
The main events of a play, novel, or movie.
What is the plot?
"He was as fast as a cheetah" is an example of this type of comparison.
What is a simile?
The antonym (opposite) of the word "ancient."
What is modern (or new)?
The root word "aqua," found in aquarium, means this.
What is water?
"The dog was famished after his long walk, so he ate his whole bowl of food in three seconds." Famished means this.
What is hungry (or starving)?
A word that means to travel to unknown places in order to learn about them.
What is to explore?
"Boom!" "Crash!" and "Sizzle!" are examples of this sound-based literary device.
What is onomatopoeia?
A synonym (same) for the word "hilarious."
What is funny (or comical)?
The root word "bio," found in biology and biography, means this.
What is life?
"The weather was frigid, so we had to wear our heavy winter coats, hats, and gloves." Frigid means this.
What is cold (or freezing)?
The lesson or moral that the author wants you to learn from a story.
What is the theme?
"The stars danced in the night sky" is an example of giving human traits to non-human things, known as this.
What is personification?
The antonym (opposite) of the word "courageous."
What is cowardly (or fearful/scared)?
The root word "cent," found in century and centipede, represents this number.
What is 100 (one hundred)?
"She felt apprehensive about the big test, biting her nails and pacing back and forth in the hall." Apprehensive means this.
What is nervous (or anxious/worried)?
To try to persuade someone not to do something.
What is discourage (or dissuade)?
"I've told you a million times to clean your room!" is an example of this extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
A synonym (same) for the word "fortunate" that starts with the letter L.
What is lucky?
The prefix "auto," found in autobiography and autograph, means this.
What is self?
"Because the old building was abandoned and empty for years, it was completely desolate."
Desolate means this.What is deserted (or empty/lonely)?
A word that means being able to bounce back or recover quickly from difficulties.
What is resilient?
"The classroom was a zoo" is this type of comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The antonym (opposite) of the word "abundant," meaning there is not enough of something.
What is scarce (or rare)?
The root word "dict," found in dictate and dictionary, means this.
What is to speak/say?
"The magician's trick was so baffling that nobody in the audience could figure out how he did it." Baffling means this.
What is confusing (or mysterious)?