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Vocabulary of the Day
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows II
Figurative Language
Figurative Language II
100
showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
What is naive
100
bark or howl loudly.
What is baying
100
a swamp, bog, or marsh.
What is slough
100
comparison using like or as
What is simile
100
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
What is onomatopeia
200
problem or a tough situation
What is predicament
200
the increasing force of a moving object.
What is momentum
200
looking with harmful intent.
What is leering
200
states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison.
What is a metaphor
200
Occurs when a word which has meaning in itself, but is used to represent something entirely different.
What is symbolism
300
make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
What is a pun
300
cooly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited.
What is nonchalantly
300
joyful and triumphant
What is jubilant
300
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.
What is hyperbole
300
An expression having a special meaning different from the usual meanings of the word.
What is an idiom
400
Distance around a circle (pi x diameter)
What is circumference
400
hostile and aggressive.
What is belligerent
400
having a worn look from sleeplessness.
What is haggard
400
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
What is personification
400
An art of indirect expression or speech which means what is unsaid.
What is irony
500
lower in rank or position.
What is subordinate
500
dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
What is gloating
500
living by capturing and feeding on other animals.
What is predatory
500
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound or group of sounds in a series of words.
What is alliteration
500
The art of using a mild word or phrase as a substitute for another word or phrase which is undesirable, direct, unpleasant, or offensive.
What is euphemism