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100
My worst enemy is my _________.
Adversary
100
You must exhibit proper ___________ in front of your grandmother.
decorum
100
He was the most ____________ boyfriend I've ever had, even offering me his coat when I was cold.
chivalrous
100
This is the overall meaning or message of a story.
Theme
100
The ___________ of a piece is dependent upon the voice and word-choice of the author.
Tone
200
If you aren't willing to ____________ your opponents with aggression, you probably won't win the Quidditch World Cup.
Buffet
200
Something that is relevant to what you're talking about is ______________.
Pertinent
200
Please do not _____________ me in your childish mind-games!
Implicate
200
This occurs when a phrase contains two words that have opposite meanings.
Oxymoron
200
An exaggeration
Hyperbole
300
Witnessing such a(n) _______________ would be cause for needing psychological counseling.
atrocity
300
While I've studied hard and I think I'm prepared for the exams, I'm still a bit _____________ about history and biology.
apprehensive
300
It used to be just a distant date on the calendar, but right now the summer break is starting to feel _______________.
Tangible
300
The _____________ of a story might include a person vs. another person, or even a person vs. herself.
Conflict
300
Presents opposing sides or motivations.
Complex character.
400
The Joker from Batman is the _______________ of a superhero's _______________.
quintessence; adversary
400
Do not _____________ my meaning-- I am not giving you this choice as a final ______________, but rather as a way of looking at your present options.
misconstrue; ultimatum
400
After she was accused of ______________, she had to send a(n) ________________ of the original paper to several department-heads and advisors for evaluation.
plagiarism; facsimile
400
Example: "Lizbeth, I am so frustrated with your behavior I could kill puppies right now!"
Hyperbole
400
Edgar Allen Poe's descriptions are known for their sinister and frightening ________.
Tone
500
That he was ____________ from his own community is a(n) ____________ situation for him, but you can't blame for the villagers for wanting to keep a mass-murderer away from their homes and children.
ostracized; lamentable
500
In order to _____________ their mates, whales are known to make long, _____________ calls under water.
allure; sonorous
500
Perhaps I am speaking from a place of _______________ when I say that gentlemen should be _______________ and polite towards women, but in the old days, our grandfathers would have given up their seats for a woman entering the train.
nostalgia; chivalrous
500
Example: I can see the love between them just by watching their kindness toward one another.
Reification
500
She has revealed herself to be more of a _____________ in that she is both an angry, irritable teenager as well as a kind and benevolent volunteer at the hospital.
complex character.