And Then There Were None Vocabulary List
Define monotonous.
What is dull, tedious, or boring?
Define nectar.
What is the life-giving drink of the gods?
Define verify.
What is to prove the truth of or confirm?
a gradation of a color or tint
What is hue?
a comparison that does not use like or as
What is a metaphor?
Define evasive.
What is tending to avoid commitment, or directed toward avoidance or escape?
Define revelry.
What is noisy merrymaking or festivities?
Define proof.
What is evidence sufficient enough to establish a thing as true?
a ship or boat
What is keel?
a long narrative poem on a serious subject, presented in an elevated style that traces the adventures of a great hero
What is an epic?
Define gait.
What is a person's manner of walking?
Define restitution.
What is repayment, or making good for loss or damage?
This is a vocabulary word from list 3 that is a synonym for refute.
What is disprove or invalidate?
lacking in knowledge or training
What is ignorant?
a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis
What is hyperbole?
What is disbelieving, skeptical, or suspicious?
Define implacable.
What is impossible to soothe or unforgiving?
Define substantiate.
What is to establish by proof or competent evidence?
to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off
What is diverge?
a character who provides a striking contrast to another character
What is a foil?
Define surreptitious.
What is kept secret?
Define assuage.
What is to calm or pacify?
Define verisimilitude.
What is the appearance of truth or resembles the truth?
Define assimilate.
What is to bring into conformity; adapt or adjust?
In drama, this is a speech in which a character speaks thoughts out loud.
What is a soliloquy?