Vocabulary 1
What does raucous mean
loud and unpleasant to listen to
What does the prefix "ex" mean?
out
What is a simile?
It compares two unlike things using the words like or as
What does vigorously mean?
full of energy and force
He is as thin as a toothpick.
hyberbole
What does riled mean?
to make someone 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 veered mean?
to change direction suddenly or quickly
The wind howled at night.
personification
What does scrawny mean?
skinny
What does the prefix "auto" mean?
self
What is personification?
It gives human qualities to a nonhuman thing.
What does searing mean?
very hot
The snow is a white blanket.
metaphor
What does sullen mean?
sad
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 indignant mean?
angry
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