Advanced Vocabulary
What word means “not allowed by the Constitution”?
What is unconstitutional?
What is the error called when two independent clauses are joined without punctuation?
What is a run-on sentence?
What is an expression that means the opposite of its literal meaning?
What is an idiom?
What system prevents any branch of government from having too much power?
What are checks and balances?
What word means “free from harmful bacteria or dirt”?
What is sanitation?
What word means “to increase or make larger”?
What is augment?
Name a type of essay where you take a side and give reasons.
What is an argumentative essay?
What do you call a comparison using “like” or “as”?
What is a simile?
What type of court reviews cases from lower courts?
What is appellate?
Answers may vary but should include seafood and no meat.
Which word means “to spread information widely”?
What is disseminate?
Give an example of a transition word that shows contrast.
What is “however” or “but”?
“Break a leg” is an example of what type of language?
What is an idiom?
What word means “disagreeing with the majority opinion”?
What is dissenting?
What word means “likely to change or vary”?
What is variable?
What adjective means “relating to a community”?
What is communal?
What is the name for a story that tells events in order?
What is a narrative?
What is language that gives human qualities to non-human things?
What is personification?
Which word means “required by law”?
What is mandatory?
Which word means “healthy for the environment and future”?
What is sustainable?
What word means “to replace or override”?
What is supercede?
What is the term for words like “there,” “their,” and “they’re”?
What are homophones?
What is an example of a metaphor?
Answers may vary. Should compare two unlike things without using like or as.
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.
Use the word aroma in a sentence.
Answers may vary.