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Short Story Vocab
Grade Seven-Tell-Tale Heart, Harrison Bergeron, Mood and Tone
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acute | Adjective Sharp. or quick Keenly perceptive |
| acute | He felt an __________ pain in his knee during his morning run so he stopped and hobbled home. |
| dissimulation | Noun The act of disguising or concealing one's true feelings or intentions |
| dissimulation | Batman uses ____________in public so his identity does not get exposed |
| cunning | Adjective Able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating somone; shrewd; crafty; sly |
| cunning | The old fox used his ________________ to slink into the hen house when the farmer opened the gate |
| profound | Adjective Deep, penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious; significant, intense |
| profound | He felt ______________ happiness when he won the lottery |
| sagacity | Noun keen intelligence; shrewdness; wisdom |
| sagacity | The professor used his _____________ to solve the math problem. |
| supposition | Noun an unproven statement; assumption, hypothesis |
| supposition | The teacher made the _________________ that Joey would not do his homework when she found his binder on the floor in the hallway |
| stealthily | Adverb secretively, covertly |
| stealthily | The thief ______________ tip-toed through the dark house looking for jewels to steal. |
| wary | Adjective watchful, cautious of danger, ever on one's guard |
| wary | The child has been ________________ of dogs ever since she was bitten |
| gesticulation | Noun A deliberate and vigorous motion or gesture; a strong hand motion |
| gesticulation | The guard made a _______________ to the car so it would move out of the way |
| vigilance | Noun The act or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties |
| vigilance | The policeman used ________________ when he followed the thief into the dark alley. |
| hindrance | Noun A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction |
| hindrance | Thunderstorms can be a ___________________ for getting a good night's sleep |
| Neutralize | Verb To make something ineffective or harmless by applying an opposite force or effect |
| Neutralize | Lysol _____________ bad odors |
| Synchronize | Verb To make two or more things happen or move at the same time or speed |
| Synchronize | The two swimmers ________________ their movements so that it looked like there was only one person moving in the pool |
| Burden | Noun or Verb a serious or difficult responsibility To create a problem for someone |
| Burden | It was a ________________ for my father to pick me up when my car broke down on the side of the road |
| Tone | the attitude of the AUTHOR towards the subject it is mainly created by diction and detail |
| Mood | the atmosphere of the emotional setting created by a piece of literary work is how the READER feels is created by setting, imagery and diction |
Created by:
Ms. Butler
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