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(adj.) Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
What is avid?
100
rotve
What is overt? Clear, obvious.
100
Ms. Delaney likes to use _______ strategies in her vocab tests.
What is devious?
100
Evade, avoid, shun
What is accost?
100
Ms. Orr:Gerard Butler::Ms. Delaney:Robin Williams. What is the above an example of?
What is analogy?
200
(v) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
What is undulate?
200
ibgmta
What is gambit? (Ploy, stratagem, ruse)
200
Ms. Orr's gaze can be described as ___________.
What is incendiary?
200
Unseemliness, inappropriateness (in a pro pro)
What is propriety?
200
"Lost time is never found again" -Benjamin Franklin What is the above an example of?
What is aphorism?
300
(adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
What is brackish?
300
glceeirsa
What is sacrilege? (desecration, profanation, defilement)
300
When we walk into class, Ms. Delaney gives us instructions __________.
What is summarily?
300
Complimentary, ameliorative
What is pejorative?
300
Engagingly tell a short, moral story.
What is allegory?
400
(adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
What is myopic?
400
nmsltaia
What is talisman? (an object that serves as a charm; an amulet)
400
To pass English 3 AP, one must be a ________ and humbly ask Ms. Delaney for help.
What is suppliant?
400
tumultuous, chaotic, turbulent
What is halcyon?
400
Pre-dawn is ___________ to the day.
What is antecedent?
500
(n) A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
What is maelstrom?
500
mendaainvsior
What is animadversion? (rebuke, reproof)
500
Ms. Orr is pretty __________ sometimes.
What is histrionic?
500
sluggishness, dilatoriness
What is celerity?
500
Obama repeats "we" and "us" to emphasize his point. What is this rhetoric strategy called?
What is anaphora?