Vocabulary Words 1
to become familiar with something
accustom
small and weak
puny
when a story returns to an earlier time
flashback
a comparison between two unlike things that uses the words like or as
simile
to work together
cooperate
to improve or increase
enhance
having a higher rank than someone else
seniority
imagery
symbolism
a floor covering
linoleum
to care for like a mother
fuss
to remove a covering from
unveil
giving a human quality to a non-human object
personification
a comparison between two unlike things that does not use the words like or as
metaphor
the right to enter
entree
a young person
juvenile
to make changes to something in order to improve or correct it
amend
a hint of what will happen in the future
foreshadowing
saying the means something other than what it actually says
idiom
to spread throughout
pervasive
to be hurt of upset
offended
a refusal to buy or use goods or services
boycott
an over-exaggeration in literature
hyperbole
the repeated sound of a consonant over and over
(I bet Bonnie I could bat the ball to the backfield.)
alliteration
causing someone to do something
provoke