VOCABULARY
Extremely good, beautiful, or awe-inspiring
Sublime
The team lost the championship game because a feeling of __________ set in after their early winning streak.
Complacency
As an English teacher, I have watched hundreds of students become stronger writers after reading regularly.
Ethos
Repeating a word, phrase, or idea to emphasize it and make it more memorable.
Repetition
Ms. Wood played this softball position.
Catcher
To draw out or bring forth a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone
Elicit
The abandoned house on the corner was left in a ____________ condition after the storm.
Deplorable
According to a survey of 500 high school students, students who exercise regularly reported lower levels of stress.
Logos
Using the same or similar grammatical structure in multiple phrases or sentences.
Parallelism
Ms. Wood cheers for this NFL team.
The Patriots
Being aware of or having knowledge about something
Cognizant
She watched the ongoing debate with complete ___________, refusing to care about either side's argument.
Indifference
No child should have to feel alone on the first day of school. Every new student deserves someone willing to sit beside them at lunch.
Pathos
The specific repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of consecutive sentences or clauses
Anaphora
Ms. Wood has been to this many Braves games.
5
To set someone or something free from control
Liberate
The ________ family moved into the large house at the end of the street.
Affluent
Greek term for "ethics" but has been made to represent credibility of the person making a communication
Ethos
A brief reference to a well-known person, event, place, story, or idea.
Allusion
Ms. Wood. has this many kids.
0
Bad behavior or a habit that is impossible to change, fix, or reform
Incorrigible
The old book left a __________ impact on her way of thinking.
Profound
The way we use language to influence an audience
Rhetoric
Placing opposing ideas close together, often using a balanced or parallel structure.
Antithesis
Ms. Wood's celebrity crush.
Matt Olson