Academic Vocab
This is what a small section of the text is mostly about
GIST
permission to do something, especially given by somebody in authority
Consent
What kind of figurative language is this?
"Your head is as hard as a rock!"Simile
A person, place, or thing
noun
Who wrote the poem "Still I Rise"?
Maya Angelou
Art the Clown is the famous villain from what movie franchise?
The Terrifier Franchise
Name 3 of the 7 continents
Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Europe
This is a type of communication that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning
Figurative language
having a moral or legal duty to do something
obligated
What kind of figurative language is this?
"The moonlight danced across the water in the evening sky."
Personification
A word that describes verbs and adjectives
Adverb
This document highlights the rights that people have in the United States.
U.S. Bill of Rights
This scary doll is famous for making a quick cameo in the movie "The Conjuring".
Annabelle
This common drink typically has vitamins A and D added to make it healthier
Milk
Poems aren't organized into paragraph. Rather, they are organized into what?
Stanzas
violent and cruel behaviour; the fact of being violent and cruel
Brutality
What kind of figurative language is this?
"This test is absolutely murdering my life"
Personification/ Hyperbole
What part of speech is the following word?
Screeching
Verb
This group was responsible for writing 10 points to demand rights for black people during the 1960s.
The Black Panthers
This horror movie killer seems like he doesn't like to move around seeing at he mostly hunts at Camp Crystal Lake"
Jason (Voorheese)
This is the closest planet, in our solar system, to the sun.
Mercury
This type of word has the opposite meaning of another word
Antonym
an unfriendly attitude towards other people because you think that you are better than them
Haughtiness
What kind of figurative language is this?
"Life is a box of chocolates because you never know what you're going to get."
Metaphor
What part of speech is the following word?
Ugly
adjective
In the text "Dear Martin", what is the name of the policy that Jared thinks got Jus into college just because he is black?
Affirmative Action
A Nightmare on Elm street franchise
Alex Trebek was the former game show host of what show?
Jeopardy
This type of word has a similar meaning to another word
Synonym
to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way
Beset
What kind of figurative language is this?
"Your teeth look like a broken fence post"
Simile (hyperbole)
What part of speech is the following word?
slowly
adverb
This is the kind of reference we use to find antonyms and synonyms (you must pronounce it correctly- it is not a dinosaur)
Thesaurus
This doll has gotten married, had kids, and even invaded a military base with his murderous plan to claim a human body.
Chucky
Before there was the iphone, Apple's most popular product was this widely sold mp3 player.
The ipod