VOCABULARY 1
VOCABULARY 2
LITERARY TERMS
NUMBERS
NAMES
100
Supreme; better than others.
Superlative
100
Confused; mixed up.
Garbled
100
When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs.
Situational irony
100
The Titanic has this many watertight compartments.
16
100
Name of the lookout who first saw the iceberg.
Fleet
200
Having some connection with the subject.
Pertinent
200
Quieted; subdued.
Quelled
200
When the reader knows something that a character in the story doesn't know.
Dramatic irony
200
Approximately how many people SURVIVED the sinking of the Titanic.
About 700 or 1/3
200
Name of the first operator of the Titanic.
Phillips
300
Balanced; in position.
Poised
300
Find out with certainty; determine.
Ascertain
300
Saying one thing and meaning the opposite.
Verbal irony
300
Approximately how many people DIED aboard the Titanic.
About 1500 or 2/3
300
Name of the managing director of the White Star Line who survived the sinking.
Ismay
400
Supported; upheld the truth of.
Corroborated
400
Without success; fruitfully.
Vainly
400
Writing that includes ONLY the facts, NOT opinions.
Objective writing
400
How many iceburg warnings had reached the ship prior to the Titanic hitting the ice.
5
400
Name of the Captain of the Titanic.
Smith
500
Not exerting much effort; unconcerned.
Perfunctory
500
Accusations against an accuser; countercharges.
Recriminations
500
Writing that includes opinions, feelings and judgements.
Subjective writing
500
Year in which the Titanic sunk.
1912
500
Name of the city the Titanic was traveling to.
New York
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