Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Word Work Weeks 1-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| memoir | a collection of memories that someone writes about their own life |
| compatible | able to exist together without conflict. |
| optimistic | hopeful and confident about the future |
| advocate | to support; to argue in favor of |
| behalf | for someone's benefit/ in support of |
| alliteration | words that start with the same sound |
| emulate | to copy someone's behavior because you admire or respect that person |
| contradiction | denial; inconsistency |
| theme | a message that the author wants to share with the reader. |
| resolution | The ending of the story where loose ends are tied up. |
| characterize | to describe the special qualities of someone. |
| adversity | continued difficulty; misfortune |
| drone | to talk in a dull tone |
| sympathy | feeling sorry for someone |
| culture | values, beliefs, and practices that are shared by a group of people |
| insightful | shows a deep understanding; perceptive |
| mentor | a trusted advisor |
| dash | to destroy someone's hope |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| poetic license | breaking the usual rules of language or style to create a particular effect. |
| metaphor | a direct comparison between 2 unlike things - DOES NOT use like or as |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| imagery | creating a picture with words |
| sensory details | details that use the 5 senses |
| onomatopoeia | a word that SOUNDS like what it describes. |
| juxtaposition | to put things next to each other, especially for the purpose of comparing them |
| plagued | troubled by |
| entice | to persuade |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| frigid | extremely cold |
| donor | someone who donates/gives something to an organization |
| rehabilitate | to restore to good condition |
| peruse | to read; to examine |
| refugee | a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. |
| cavernous | hollow, empty |
| sorghum | grain |
| urbanization | population shift from rural to urban areas |
| disparity | a great difference |
| reluctantly | in an unwilling and hesitant way |
| wrathful | feeling or showing anger |
| miser | someone who hoards money |
| misanthrope | someone who hates/distrusts everyone |
| redemption | the act of making something better |
| dismal / morose | both words mean gloomy and ill-tempered. |
| Etiquette | Good manners |
| remorse | regret; guilt |
| transformation | dramatic change; metamorphosis |
| audible | able to be heard |
| ignorance | Lacking knowledge and content to remain that way |
| ghoulish parasites | the people who stole Scrooge's possessions after he died. |
| cryptogram | coded message |
| endeavor | try |
| Resolution | a promise to yourself to do or to not do something |
| Insurmountable | too great to be overcome |
| Extra (prefix) | outside; beyond what is expected |
| Inter (prefix) | between |
| -ous (suffix) | full of |
| -ic (suffix) | of or pertaining to |
| Rhetoric | the ability to use language effectively; |
| critical | vitally important; involving criticism; requiring careful judgment |
| Summary | the gist; the main points |
| tone | the author's attitude towards their subject |
| establish | to set up; to prove |
Created by:
dimatosn
Popular Academic Vocabulary sets