Vocabulary
alienate
isolate from others; turn away feelings or affections
Paul completed the homework on time.
Active
FANBOYS
coordinating conjunctions
"I was almost thirteen and deeply observant" (Wiesel 3).
Faith or religious suffering
egorg
gorge
hone
to sharpen or to refine (ex: a skill)
Henry was jogging home.
Active
Two dots used when a sentence elaborates on an idea or a complex list follows.
Colon
"All I could think of was not to lose him [Elie's father]" (Wiesel 30).
Love (of family)
tednedme
demented
egalitarian
The forest was burned down by the fire.
Passive
THAMO
conjunctive adverb
"I saw many children your age go with their mothers" (Wiesel 33).
Love (of family)
yuqbeso
obsequy
coin collector
Central State Clown College was founded in 1938, but the building that became the college was built way before.
Verbal mood used to express counterfactuality (wishing or doubting)
Subjunctive Mood
"Some ten thousand men had come to participate in a solemn service...Blessed be the Almighty" (Wiesel 67).
ailadacklacis
lackadaisical
ostentatious
marked by a pretentious or showy display
The little puppy followed me for a while, but after ten minutes, I wasn't being followed by the puppy any longer.
Active and then passive
Least used punctuation in the English language
interrobang (?!)
"It had to be Juliek. He was playing a fragment of a Beethoven concerto...it was as if Juliek's soul had become his bow. He was playing his life" (Wiesel 95).
Work or purposeful activity
uregebeal
beleaguer