When you're asked for the big picture or what the point of the passage is.
What is Main Idea
100
a word element that is placed after the root. such as -en -ing -est
What is Suffix
100
A play on words using words that are similar in sound but have very different meanings
What is a Pun
100
Rather than propose a budget that is both balanced and austere, the state legislators have opted to continue _______ spending.
a. sharply curtailed
b. red-ink
c. makeshift
d. voting
e. over and above
What is B. red-ink
100
1. Although he was a friendly man, Bob continually _______ my sister.
a. called
b. surprised
c. avoided
d. complimented
e. rewarded
What is C. avoided
200
Information that is inferred is NOT directly stated in a passage.
What is Implied Information
200
a word element that is placed in front of a root. such as -anti -bi -ex
What is Prefix
200
The author's attitude toward the story or subject
What is Tone
200
Police science has advanced quickly over the past decade, but the incidence of crime has remained __________.
a. unconsidered
b. decreasing
c. malevolent
d. inconsequential
e. substantial
What is E. substantial
200
2. Those who prefer Shakespeare's plays to his poems sometimes argue that many of the poems are ______compositions.
a. distinctive
b. courtly
c. lucid
d. dramatic
e. mediocre
What is E. mediocre
300
Refers to the emotions of the author while he wrote this text.
What is Tone/Attitude
300
the part of the word that contains the basic meaning
What is Root
300
Emphasizes the contrast between the way things are supposed to be and the way things are
What is Irony
300
While a nuclear holocaust will never become _________, we can help to make it less probable by advising the superpowers to change their hawkish attitudes.
a. desperate
b. serious
c. impossible
d. inevitable
e. real
What is C. impossible
300
8. Although he was considered by some for being overly ______, those closest to Wilson insisted that his______ sense of humor was sharp and delightful.
a. authoritarian
b. somber
c. proud
d. neat
e. foppish