Definitions
Synonyms
Story Connections
Literary Terms
Challenge
100

This word means very energetic and excited.

What is exuberant?

100

Rude, disrespectful.

What is insolent?

100

Laurie tells exaggerated stories about Charles’ behavior.

What is hyperbole?

100

Giving human traits to something nonhuman.

What is personification?

100

Calm and peaceful.

What is placid?

200

Honest and straightforward.

What is candid?

200

Doubtful, disbelieving.

What is incredulous?

200

Laurie’s parents misunderstood what was really happening.

What is misconstrue?

200

An extreme exaggeration.

What is hyperbole?

200

Cheerful and friendly.

What is jovial?

300

To take something away or deny.

What is deprive?

300

Tired-looking, worn out.

What is haggard?

300

Laurie had a tendency to misbehave.

What is proclivity?

300

A typical example of a character type.

What is archetype?

300

Unconcerned or uninterested.

What is indifferent?

400

To misunderstand something.

What is misconstrue?

400

Skeptical, distrustful.

What is cynical?

400

The teacher appeared calm and motherly.

What is matronly?

400

A sequence of events or scenes shown together.

What is montage?

400

A mistake or slip in behavior.

What is lapse?

500

Perfect, peaceful, and happy.

What is idyllic?

500

Explain or describe in detail.

What is exposit?

500

Laurie stopped wearing overalls and rejected his old identity.

What is renounce?

500

Charles represents the embodiment of bad behavior.

What is personification?

500

Careful and cautious.

What is warily?