Vocabulary 1
What does interrogate mean?
to ask someone questions in a forceful or aggressive way
What does the prefix "ex" mean?
out
What is a simile?
It compares two unlike things using the words like or as
susceptible
-easily affected or harmed by something; vulnerable
He is as thin as a toothpick.
hyberbole
What does furious mean?
very angry
What does the prefix "multi" mean?
many
What is a metaphor?
It compares two unlike things. It does not use the words like or as.
What does persistent mean?
continuing to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult
The wind howled at night.
personification
What does monotonous mean?
used to describe something that is boring because it is always the same
What does the prefix "auto" mean?
self
What is personification?
It gives human qualities to a nonhuman thing.
What does ambidextrous mean?
The snow is a white blanket.
metaphor
What does sentimental mean?
appealing to the emotions; emotional
What does the prefix "mono" mean?
mono, alone, single
What is a hyperbole?
exaggeration; overstates the truth
What is a monologue?
It's a speech by one person.
I am sitting on top of the world.
Idiom
What does eccentric mean?
odd; strange
What does the prefix "di" mean?
apart or away
What is verbal irony?
says the opposite of what is really meant
What is a diversion?
It's something that distracts you and causes you to turn away.
It seemed like everyone in the state of California was at that game.
hyperbole