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College Words
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Analogies
Literary Terms
Idioms
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The two speeches were boring and homogeneous having being written by the same out-dated writer. -What does homogeneous mean?
same people/same thing
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The students spoke about life after high school in an apprehensive manner. -What is the meaning of apprehensive?
viewing the future with anxiety or alarm.
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cold:frozen::fat:obese -What type of analogy is this?
difference of degree
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Freaky Friday The Sweet Smell Fast & Furious -What is the name for this?
Alliteration
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"You're up the creek without a paddle"
you're in trouble
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Glanders is a very virulent, infectious disease spread by bacteria. -What does virulent mean?
1.) Rapid, severe 2.) poisonous
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Sometimes people get nostalgic when they here a certain song on the radio. -What is the meaning for nostalgic
to remember the past fondly
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poison:death::antidote:cure -What type of analogy is this?
cause & effect
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After running in P.E, I'm so tired I could fall asleep standing up. meaning- to exaggerate -What is the name of the word?
hyperbole
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"Playing the Devils advocate"
to argue a position you don't believe in just for the sake of argument
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What is the name of the word that means to "quiet down by giving into demands"?
Appease
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Kim Kardashian speaks in a haughty tone. -What is the meaning of haughty?
arrogant
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mechanic:wrench::writer:computer -What type of analogy is this?
person related to tool, skill or interest
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What does oxymoron mean?
figure of speech where a pair of opposite used for emphasis
300
"Don't feel blue"
sad
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What is the name of the word that means "capable of existing independently"?
Autonomous
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What word means to be drowsy, tired or sluggish.
lethargic
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boring:monotonous::rich:wealthy smart:idiotic::hideous:radiant -What type of analogy is this?
relationships between words can be synonyms or antonyms
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To state or declare forcefully -What is the word?
assert
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"You're going to have to pay through the nose for that"
High price
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What is the name of the word that means "to come together to form a single unit"?
coalesce
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I was ambivalent about what classes to take in school. -What is the meaning of ambivalent
undecided, or neutral
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writer:journalist::athlete:swimmer -What type of analogy is this?
general specific
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BAM! SLAPSH! BUZZ! -What is the word for this?
Onomatopoeia
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"She's pulling the wool over his eyes"
shes tricking him