Saying
ELA Vocab
Senses
Synonyms
Slang
100

"You win some, you lose some, but you live to fight another day"

a. What is resilience?

b. What is justice?

c. What is empathy?

What is resilience?

100

The message in the story.

a. What is a theme?

b. What is a topic sentence?

c. What is supporting details?


What is theme?

100

"As I made my last free throw shot the crowd yelled and mocked to distract me. I took a deep breath, blocked out everything and took the shot."

a. What is sight?

b. What is touch?

c. What is hearing?

What is hearing? 

100

very sad

a. What is content?

b. What is depression?

c. What is trauma?

What is depression? 

100
What is the academic way to say?


"Finna"

"about to"
200

"Don't cry over spilled milk" 


a. What is revenge?

b. What is acceptance?

c. What is hard work? 

What is acceptance?

200

Tells the reader what your paragraph is about or what point you are aiming to prove in that paragraph.

a. What is a hook?

b. What is a topic sentence?

c. What is a conclusion?

What is a topic sentence? 

200
"The streets where filled with potholes and trash. Most of the buildings were dilapidated and in need of remodeling. On the corner near the gas station there were three burned down houses."


a. What is touch?

b. What is sight?

c. What is hearing?

What is sight? 
200

Nervous and overwhelmed


a. What is anxiety?

b. What is mental Illness?

c. What is motivation?

What is anxiety?

200

What is the academic way to of saying, "Imma" 

I'm going to

300

"It could always be worse"

a. What is gratitude?

b. What is love?

c. What is revenge?

What is gratitude?

300

Tells the reader what the entire essay will be about and or the point the entire essay is aiming to prove.

a. What is a thesis?

b. What is a hook?

c. What is a topic sentence? 

What is a thesis?

300

What sense is missing?

“The bakery was nice.”

a. What is smell?

b. What is sight?

c. What is touch? 

What is smell? 

300

Made fun on


a. What is confidence?

b. What is mocked?

c. What is partying?

What is mocked?

300

What is the academic way of saying "trash" 

undesirable, no good, disgusting, nasty, ETC

400

"If you can change your mind, you can change your life"


a. What is perspective?

b. What is perseverance?

c. What is free will?

What is perspective?

400

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning, that is not plainly stated. 

a. What is an explanation?

b. What is a guess?

c. What is an inference?

What is an inference?

400

Which word best completes the sentence?

"The lavender ______ filled the room, making the place smell like a flower field."

a. What is aura?

b. What is aroma?

c. What are flowers?

What is aroma? 

400

dark or poorly lit


a. What is gloomy?

b. What is night?

c. What is brightness?

What is gloomy?

400

"You doing to much"


Unnecessary 

500

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."

a. What is purpose?

b. What is an illusion?

c. What is reflection?

What is an purpose?

500

Something stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

a. What is explicit?

b. What is an inference?

c. What is an opinion?

What is an explicit?

500

Which word best completes the sentence?

"The peaches were so juicy and ___________ that I had to go back for more."

a. What is dry?

b. What is moisture?

c. What is succulent? 

What is succulent?
500

not influenced about personal opinion

a. What is subjective?

b. What is bias?

c. What is objective?

What is objective?

500

trying to get over on me

take advantage