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Neighbors gathered to offer ____________ to the families of those who had died in the fire.
What is condolences
100
Alexa can be quite _________ at times. Last Monday, for example, she wore shorts and flip-flops even though it was snowing outside.
What is irrational
100
decay is a synonym to which vocabulary word?
What is decomposition
100
Burial chamber is a synonym to which vocabulary word?
What is crypt
100
What is a major character?
a main or important character; a character who plays a large role in a story. Major characters usually face some sort of obstacle, and they will be present throughout all or almost all of the story.
200
The flu _________ has now hit all 50 states.
What is epidemic
200
Previous campers had _______ the campsite; there was trash everywhere we looked.
What is defiled
200
Acknowledgement is a synonym to which vocabulary word?
What is condolence
200
devastate is a synonym to which vocabulary word?
What is scourge
200
What is a static character?
a character who does not undergo a significant change over the course of a story.
300
The bodies of dead plants and animals break down into tiny pieces and become part of the soil through ___________.
What is decomposition
300
__________ are designed to make fine cuts that heal naturally and evenly.
What is scalpels
300
After a brief _______ in the storm, the downpour began again.
What is lull
300
Pause and calmness are synonyms to which vocabulary word?
What is lull
300
What is a dynamic character?
a character who undergoes a significant internal change over the course of a story. This may be a change in understanding, values, insight, etc.
400
The village was _________ by hunger and disease.
What is scourged
400
Under many of the ancient churches of Europe are _________ filled with skeletons, some of them thousands of years old.
What is crypts
400
outbreak is a synonym to which vocabulary word?
What is epidemic
400
Jill collects _______ of soap, then melts them together to create new bars of soap.
What is remnants
400
What is direct characterization?
in direct characterization, the writer or a narrator tells the reader what the character is like: “ben was a quiet, serious boy.”
500
The funeral party marched _______ through the graveyard.
What is solemnly
500
Illegal __________ were common in the 1800s, when dead bodies could be sold for scientific research for high prices.
What is exhumations
500
dishonor is a synonym to which vocabulary word?
What is defile
500
sincerely is a synonym to which vocabulary word?
What is solemnly
500
What is indirect characterization?
In indirect characterization, the author shows the reader or audience member what the character is like through (1) how the character looks, (2) what the character does, (3) what the character says, (4) what the character thinks, and (5) how the character affects other characters.