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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Greek/Latin Roots
Literary Terms
Academics
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An entertaining short story about an event
What is an anecdote?
100
Someone blamed for the mistakes of others
What is a scapegoat?
100
This Greek root means: motion
What is cine/kine?
100
use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
100
(Math) Exchange the hypothesis and conclusion
What is converse?
200
To separate from others
What is isolate?
200
To openly condemn; express disapproval of
What is denounce?
200
This Latin root means: between, among
What is inter?
200
a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud
What is a soliloquy?
200
(S.S.) The failed attempt by the United States CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro
What is the Bay of Pigs incident?
300
Not consistent
What is erratic?
300
A false show or claim
What is pretense?
300
This Greek root means: all, every
What is pan?
300
results or effects of the climax of a literary work
What is the falling action?
300
(Science) The SI unit of temperature
What is Kelvin?
400
State of mind with respect to confidence and enthusiasm; spirit
What is morale?
400
To give, as an honor or a gift; award
What is bestow?
400
This Latin root means: loosen
What is solv/solu?
400
when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
What is situational irony?
400
(Science) The maximum speed of an object falling when air resistance forces balances with gravity
What is Terminal Velocity?
500
Chances of success
What is prospects
500
not definite; not final
What is tentative?
500
This Latin root means: interweave; fold
What is plic/plex?
500
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
What is connotation?
500
(Math) Uses facts, definitions, accepted properties, and the laws of logic to form a logical argument
What is deductive reasoning?