Vocabulary Easy
Vocabulary Hard (Double points)
Unit 1
Unit 2
Teacher Trivia
100

The noun form of extreme anger

Fury

100

Very fine, beautiful or delicate 

Exquisite 

100

The feeling of a text and the way it is expressed

(2 words)

Mood and tone

100

Blog is a portmanteau of what?

web log

100

In which city was I when I had the bad tea?

Lisbon

200

Descriptive in speech 

Eloquent 

200

Disgusting, unpleasant

R

Repulsive

200

To pick apart the detail presented to you in a piece of writing

Analyse

200

A type of lexis which is often technical and features abbreviations and initialisations / acronyms  

Jargon

200

Whose is the only autobiography I have read?

Marilyn Manson's

300

Something unusual, most often an art form

Surreal 

300

Lacking enthusiasm or determination

lackadaisical

300

To derive meaning from the detail you pick apart

Interpret

300

Words understood by small / specific groups of people

Esoteric 

300

What is my opinion on autobiography?

They won't make you smarter but any reading is better than no reading 

400

To look for something quickly and carelessly 

Rummage

400

Silly in a serious situation

Facetious 

400

Word that are connected thematically 

Lexical fields 

400

Told in time order (most autobiographies are this)

Chronological 

400

What do I think of the protagonist from Catcher in the Rye

1 dimensional 

500

To experience something through someone else 

Vicarious 

500

To be carrying too much

Laden

500

Writing in first person present tense can create a strong sense of 

I

Immediacy

500

Why would someone include pop culture references in a blog?

To be more relatable / relevant / down with the kids 

500

What is my least favourite book (that I've never actually read)

Rich Dad Poor Dad