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Vocab Definitions
Vocab Sentences
Authors
Poetry
Novels
100
large-scale slaughter or loss of life
carnage
100
My last date was so expensive it ___________________ my funds.
depleted
100
This writer documented their experiences as a slave to help abolish slavery
Fredrick Douglas
100
The townspeople envied Richard Cory for what?
He was wealthy, had good manners, and fabulous food.
100
What literary style does Harper Lee use to write "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Flashback
200
having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keep appreciation
perceptive
200
You can find an entire bookshelf of books by that __________________ writer.
prolific
200
This writer wrote about their fictionalized school experiences and were primarily known for this work.
John Knowles
200
The Haunted Oak was haunted by what?
The death of an innocent man.
200
Why does Nick attend Gatsby's party?
He was invited.
300
showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
precocious
300
We have read a ______________________ of literature this year, including stories, essays, poetry, and drama.
potpourri
300
Born in Kansas, this poet didn't just tell their experiences but those of other black Americans
Langston Hughes
300
In "The Death of the Hired Man" what was the conflict?
The conflict was whether or not to hire Silas.
300
What does George plan to go to school for?
Farming
400
implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
implict
400
She only read the ________________________ information from the tabloids.
jejune
400
Known for realism, they wrote about some of their life situations and fiction. They died young of tuberculosis.
Stephan Crane
400
"I, Too" describes the racism the writer experiences. What else does the writer show?
Optimism for the future.
400
What was Finny's "separate peace"?
His innocence sheltering him from the evil of the world
500
willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
amendable
500
Our going to the zoo was ____________________ on the weather.
contingent
500
This poet published their first collection of verses before graduating college.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
500
What is "A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim" about?
The Civil War battlefield. We see three dead soldiers.
500
How does Amanda intend to get the money she feels they need to buy things to impress a gentleman caller?
Selling magazine subscriptions