Lord of the Flies
A word meaning secret or sneaky
FURTIVE
An adjective meaning peaceful or calm
IDYLLIC
What word means strange or odd?
PECULIAR
What word did we learn early in the year that is not a word's DEFINITION, but our feelings and associations with a word (HINT: Think about the difference "cheap" and "affordable")
CONNOTATION
What is this sentence missing?
"Tell me one thing did you do it?"
a COLON
A word meaning very disturbing, gross or difficult to look at
GROTESQUE
A noun that is a type of speech given after someone has passed away
EULOGY
What is a word for a container that is used to store something?
RECEPTACLE
Word that is used when a statement is overly dramatic and not literally true
HYPERBOLE
What kind of punctuation mark do we use to introduce a list of items?
COLON
What part of speech is the word "Efflorescence"?
NOUN
What is an antonym for not having a lot of something or having very little of it?
ABUNDANCE
Spell the word that means unclear
V-A-G-U-E
Word that describes descriptive language that activates our 5 senses
IMAGERY
What punctuation mark is needed in the sentence below to make it grammatically correct?
"If you wish to be hired for the job there is something you must do first"
a COMMA
A word that is an adjective that is used to describe a person when they cannot believe what someone is telling them
INCREDULOUS
What vocabulary word refers to a condition where a person views something about themselves unfairly and in an unhealthy way?
DYSMORPHIA
What word refers to something that is an unstoppable or powerful force?
Juggernaut
What word refers to a future reality that is flawed and a dangerous, undesirable place to live?
DYSTOPIA
A ____ ______ is when a person uses a comma instead of a period or semicolon to punctuate two independent clauses.
COMMA SPLICE
Spell the word that means a person who dies or sacrifices for a cause they believe in
M-A-R-T-Y-R
Spell the word that is an adjective that is used to describe something that has no taste or is dull
I-N-S-I-P-I-D
Which vocabulary word is a verb that refers to taking advantage of a situation or person for personal gain?
EXPLOIT
p-u-l-c-h-r-i-t-u-d-i-n-o-u-s
A semicolon can be used in a similar way to a _______; the difference is, it keeps two independent clauses together as one sentence.
PERIOD