Vocab 1
Difficult or strong
t _ _ _ _
tough
To show to be true
p _ _ _ _
prove
How quickly something moves or changes
s _ _ _ _
speed
The general feeling the writer wants the audience to have
_ _ _ _
mood
Unusual; hard to find
r _ _ _
rare
To buy something
p _ _ _ _ _ _ _
purchase
A loss (often in a battle or sports event)
d _ _ _ _
defeat
Money earned
i _ _ _ _ _
income
A story with a moral
_ _ _ _ _
fable
To interrupt, stop from working
d _ _ _ _ _ _
disturb
Making sense
l _ _ _ _ _ _
logical
Not real; made-up
i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
imaginary
To help
a _ _ _ _ _
assist
Two words used together that contradict each other
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
oxymoron
land; particular area
t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
territory
Point of view
o _ _ _ _ _ _
opinion
Changing; energetic
d _ _ _ _ _ _
dynamic
To bring together
u _ _ _ _
unite
Extreme exaggeration
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hyperbole
Benefit
a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
advantage
a spoken sentence or sentences (sometimes prepared in advance)
s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
statement
To show (the important features of something)
h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
highlight
To be useful or suitable for the task
p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
practical
An indirect reference to some thing "outside" of the story
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
allusion
Having no name or known author
a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
anonymous