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Word Wright Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chopping Block | a wooden block on which material (as meat, wood, or vegetables) is cut, split, or diced |
| Lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| Avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment |
| Stake | a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support |
| Alight | to come down from something (as a vehicle) |
| Hulking | massive |
| Mortal | human |
| Divining Rod | a forked rod believed to indicate the presence of water or minerals especially by dipping downward when held over a vein |
| Twain | two |
| Vocation | a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action |
| Grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| Didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| Colloquialism | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also : unacceptably informal |
| Pentameter | a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet |
| Dactyl | a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short syllables or of one stressed and two unstressed syllables (as in tenderly) |
| Ethical | involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval |
| Diction | choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness |
| Whimsy | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| Oratorical | the art of speaking in public eloquently or effectively |
| Metaphoric | comparing two objects without using like or as |
| Trimeter | a line of verse consisting of three dipodies or three metrical feet |
| Hexameter | a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet |
| Arcane | known or knowable only to the initiate |
| Antithetical | being in direct and unequivocal opposition |
| Concrete | formed by coalition of particles into one solid mass |
| Wheedling | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| Idiomatic | peculiar to a particular group, individual, or style |
| Tetrameter | a line of verse consisting either of four dipodies (as in classical iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse) or four metrical feet (as in modern English verse) |
| Iamb/Iambic | a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable (as in above) |
| Anapest/Anapestic | a metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long syllable or of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable (as unaware) |
| Trochee/Trochaic | a metrical foot consisting of one long syllable followed by one short syllable or of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (as in apple) |
| Aphoristic | a concise statement of a principle |
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