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Sief Eng Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benefactor | someone who gives a gift or a donation in order to help others. |
| empathy | is the act of sharing and experiencing the thoughts and feeling of the the others because you understand them. |
| endeavor | serious effort or attempt to do something challenging. |
| entail | include or involve as necessary part or result of something |
| extensive | great in size, amount or degree. |
| multitude | a large number of objects or people. |
| tentatively | doing something with hesitation or uncertainty. |
| adjustment | change or correction. |
| chattering | having a conversation that is hard to understand. |
| ember | a piece of wood or coal that doesn't have a flame but is burning. |
| mentor | a counselor or teacher who helps someone with less experience. |
| rappot | to have a friendly relationship or understanding of each other. |
| reunites | something brings people together again |
| sturdy | strongly built and not likely to break. |
| answerable | you must explain your actions to a person. |
| lounge | room that people use to relax. |
| proportion | the proper relationship between two things in size, amount, or importance |
| alliteration | is when two or more words in lose proximity begin with the same consonant sound. |
| assossance | a poem repeats the same or similar vowel sounds in a group of words. |
| free verse | poetry that has no fixed rhyme scheme or meter and uses the natural rhythms of speech. |
| narrative poem | tells a story. |
| audacity | boldness that comes from confidence or arrogance. |
| deception | act that conceals the truth or gives false impression |
| exploits | notable deeds or heroic achievements. |
| oblivious | unaware of something. |
| somber | depressing and dismal or showing low spirit. |
| steadfast | a person is firmly dedicated to something. |
| valiant | brave and courageous |