Advanced Vocabulary
Grammar & Writing
Figurative Language & Idioms
Government & Civics Terms
Food & Health Vocabulary
100

What word means “not allowed by the Constitution”?

What is unconstitutional?

100

What is the error called when two independent clauses are joined without punctuation?
 

What is a run-on sentence?

100

What is an expression that means the opposite of its literal meaning?

What is an idiom?

100

What system prevents any branch of government from having too much power?

What are checks and balances?

100

What word means “free from harmful bacteria or dirt”?
 

What is sanitation?

200

What word means “to increase or make larger”?

What is augment?

200

Name a type of essay where you take a side and give reasons.
 

What is an argumentative essay?

200

What do you call a comparison using “like” or “as”?
 

What is a simile?

200

What type of court reviews cases from lower courts?
 

What is appellate?

200
Give a sample meal that a pescatarian would eat.

Answers may vary but should include seafood and no meat.

300

Which word means “to spread information widely”?

What is disseminate?

300

Give an example of a transition word that shows contrast.
 

What is “however” or “but”?

300

“Break a leg” is an example of what type of language?
 

What is an idiom?

300

What word means “disagreeing with the majority opinion”?
 

 What is dissenting?

300

What word means “likely to change or vary”?
 

What is variable?

400

What adjective means “relating to a community”?
 

What is communal?

400

What is the name for a story that tells events in order?
 

What is a narrative?

400

What is language that gives human qualities to non-human things?

What is personification?

400

Which word means “required by law”?

What is mandatory?

400

Which word means “healthy for the environment and future”?
 

What is sustainable?

500

What word means “to replace or override”?
 

What is supercede?

500

What is the term for words like “there,” “their,” and “they’re”?
 

What are homophones?

500

What is an example of a metaphor?

Answers may vary. Should compare two unlike things without using like or as.

500

How can tariffs affect the prices of goods for people in a country? Explain your reasoning.

Answers may vary. Should include that prices will increase.

500

Use the word aroma in a sentence.
 

Answers may vary.