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English Vocab kearns

English vocabulary words 2013-14

QuestionAnswer
scrutiny long hard look,study,investigation
disclose lreveal, make public, tell
eavesdrop listen without permission, spy, snoop
modest shy, simple
encroachment intrusion, invasion
infringement invasion, violation
purge eliminate, remove, clean up
justifiable admissible, allowable
invasive meddling,nosy
rummage hunt, dig, search
burgeon grow rapidly, multiply
profusely plentifully, greatly, a lot
boisterous loud, cheerful, rowdy, cheerful
reprimand scolding, warning, talking to
reluctantly unwillingly, hesitantly
civic public, community
jovial jolly, extremely happy
paraphernalia stuff, things
interminable endless, non-stop, perpetual
imagery language used to appeal to the senses: sight,taste, touch smell
simile comparison of 2 unlike objects using AS or LIKE example: I wandered lonely as a cloud.
metaphor comparison of two unlike things without using AS or LIKE example: Life is a highway.
personification giving human qualities to something non-human example: The rain tapped on my windowsill.
onomonopia words that sound like what they are: examples: swish, boom
alliteration using the same beginning sound in several words in a sentence example: A winters day in a deep and dark December.
rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyme used in a poem example ABBA
hyperbole using language that exaggerates greatly example: I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
dank damp, chilly, moist, clammy
taint disgrace, fault, stain
tangible real, solid, touchable
abrupt sudden, rushed
receding declining, fading
peril danger, risk
mirage illusion, fantasy
palatial luxurious, grand
aristocrat noble
affable pleasant, friendly, sociable
condone allow, forgive
quarry prey, "the hunted"
elude escape, avoid
futile useless, pointless
zealous passionate, eager, enthusiastic
stanza breaks or "paragraphs" in a poem
Created by: susan kearns
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