N: decomposition or rot; decline in strength, health, intellect, etc.
What is Decay?
100
Frustrated or annoyed by failure or humiliation
What is chagrined?
100
A phrase used to reference non-white people.
What is people of color?
100
overly dramatic in behavior or speech
What is histrionic ?
100
"-A very short tale told by a character in a literary work. In Chaucer's ""Canterbury Tales"" ""The Miller's Tale"" and ""The Carpenter's Tale"" are examples."
What is an anecdote?
200
Adj: coming before and leading up to the main part // N: an introductory step, measure, or contest
What is Preliminary?
200
alive, colorful, vigorous
What is vibrant?
200
One of the two main US political parties which follows a liberal program, tending to promote a strong central government and expansive social programs.
What is the Democratic Party?
200
To rebel (v)
What is revolt?
200
The emotional implications and associations that words may carry as distinguished from their denotative meanings
What is connotation?
300
luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid
What is Sumptuous?
300
An adjective meaning: lasting for an indefinitely long time.
What is perennial ?
300
a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
300
One of this week's vocabulary words meaning the same as commence.
What is initiate?
300
The basic dictionary meaning of a word as opposed to its connotative meaning
What is Denotation?
400
A vocabulary word that means the same as foreshadowing.
What is portend?
400
The part of speech for the word chagrined.
What is a verb?
400
One of the two main US political parties favoring a conservative stance, limited central government, and a strong national defense.
What is the Republican Party?
400
the condition of being filthy and miserable
What is squalor?
400
An author's choice of words. Since words have specific meanings and since one's choice of words can affect feelings a writer's choice of words can have great impact in a literary work.
What is diction ?
500
A person who shows favoritism toward family members.
What is a Nepotist?
500
treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.
What is patronize?
500
One of the most common types of essays that students write. This essay requires analysis, persuasion, firm knowledge of the discussed material and ability to speak to literary devices employed.
What is a Rhetorical Essay?
500
One main aspect of being a ____________ psychologist is to be unemotionally critical.
What is clinical?
500
A brief quotation which appears at the beginning of a literary work.