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JRA LA Final 10-11
Vocabulay and Literature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (adj.) fautly, imperfect, not as it should be. (adv.) in a mistaken or improper way, wrongly. | amiss |
| (n.) a noisy quarrel or fight. (v.) to quarrel or fight noisily. | brawl |
| (v.) to hate, dislike very much, loathe. | detest |
| (adj.) native to a country, not foreign; relating the life or affairs of a household. (n.) a household servant. | domestic |
| (adj.) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous, notorious. | flagrant |
| (n.) a slight fault, detect, crack. | flaw |
| (n.) an inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest. (adj.) inexperienced, budding. | fledgling |
| (v.) to make or become confused, agitated, or nervous. (n.) a state of confusion or agitation. | fluster |
| (adj.) chief, most important, primary. (adv.) in the first place. | foremost |
| (n.) the force or speed with which something moves. | momentum |
| (adj.) striking, remarkable. (n.) a person who is well known, distinguished, or outstanding in some way. | notable |
| (v.) to bring up, care for, train, nourish. (n.) rearing, training, upbringing. | nurture |
| (n.) a self-contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities. | paradox |
| (n.) the act of swearing to a lie. | perjury |
| (v.) to take for granted, assume or suppose; to dare, take upon oneself, take liberties. | presume |
| (adj.) earlier, former. | prior |
| (adj.) skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity. | proficient |
| (n.) a burst of gunfire or cannon shot, often as a tribute or salute; a sudden burst of anything; a spirited verbal attack. | salvo |
| (adj.) wide-awake, alert, watchful. | vigilant |
| (n.) intense anger. | wrath |
| (adj.) not usual, not typical, strange. | abnormal |
| (v.) to turn bottom side up; upset. | capsize |
| (n.) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure. | catastrophe |
| (v.) to become or make less. (n.) a lessening. | decrease |
| (adj.) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate. | disputatious |
| (v.) to drive or throw out, evict. | eject |
| (v.) to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air. (n.) a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns. | flourish |
| (n.) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action. | incentive |
| (adj.) disobedient, rebellious. | insubordinate |
| (adj.) easily read. | legible |
| (n.) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob. | nub |
| (n.) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something. | onslaught |
| (v.) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine. | ordain |
| (v.) to get ahead of, do better than, exceed. | outstrip |
| (v.) to spread throughout. | pervade |
| (adj.) cautious, careful, showing good sense. | prudent |
| (v.) to put out, extinguish, end. | quench |
| (n.) a small part remaining behind. | remnant |
| (adj.) happening or existing at the same time. | simultaneous |
| (v.) to turn aside sharply. (n.) a sharp or sudden turn. | swerve |
| (v.) to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly. | accelerate |
| (n.) one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part. | bystander |
| (v.) to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales, or opinions; to go over in detail; to discuss. | canvass |
| (adj.) happening by chance or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal. | casual |
| (adj.) treated unfairly ot cruelly, oppressed. | downtrodden |
| (v.) to attract, tempt. | entice |
| (v.) to wear away gradually, eat away. | erode |
| (v.) to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way. | flounder |
| (adj.) lifelike; vivid; relating to the pictorial arts. | graphic |
| (adj.) horrible, revolting, ghastly. | gruesome |
| A novella written by Charles Dickens that has a theme of "money is not everything there is in life." | "A Christmas Carol" |
| The protagonist and antagonist in "A Christmas Carol" who is round and dynamic and works in a counting house with Bob Cratchit. | Scrooge |
| The main conflict in "A Christmas Carol." | Character vs. Self |
| A man who works with Scrooge in his counting house in "A Christmas Carol." | Bob Cratchit |
| Scrooge's nephew who invites Scrooge to a Christmas dinner. | Fred |
| A man who used to work with Scrooge and who's spirit warns Scrooge about three spirits that will try to change him. | Jacob Marley |
| One of the three spirits who goes with Scrooge to revisit his past. | Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Scrooge's older sister who had a "larger heart" than him, gave birth to Fred, and passed away. | Fan |
| Scrooge's old boss who owned a warehouse and threw a party there. | Mr. Fezziwig |
| Scrooge's ex-fiancée who left Scrooge because he was paying more attention to his money than her. | Belle |
| The second of the three spirits who is a giant dressed in a green robe, is surrounded by piles of food, and shows Scrooge present events that are taking place at that moment. | Ghost of Christmas Present |
| One of the daughters of Bob and Mrs. Cratchit. | Martha |
| The other daughter besides Martha of Bob and Mrs. Cratchit. | Belinda |
| A healthy and in good condition son of Bob and Mrs. Cratchit. | Peter |
| A cripple son of Bob and Mrs. Cratchit who might die unless Scrooge can change. | Tiny Tim |
| The game Fred plays with some friends at a party that Scrooge observes with the Ghost of Christmas Present. | Yes and No Game |
| The girl and boy under the Ghost of Christmas Present's robe that belong to man. | Ignorance (Boy) + Want (Girl) |
| The last of the three spirits who is a hooded phantom, does not speak, and shows Scrooge the future that will come if Scrooge does not change. | Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come |
| A pawn-broker who buys stolen property from Mrs. Dilber, a cleaner, and an undertaker's assistant. | Old Joe |
| A woman who had her stolen property bought by Old Joe. | Mrs. Dilber |
| The wife of a man who owned a lot of money to Scrooge, but did not have to owe a debt because Scrooge died. | Caroline |
| The author of "A Christmas Carol" who was born on February 7, 1812, and died on June 9, 1870. | Charles Dickens |
| Charles Dickens had ----- siblings, --- of whom survived. | eight, six |
| Charles Dickens's ------ told him that if he ------ hard, he could live in a big -----. | father, worked, house |
| Charles Dickens worked at a -------- ------- because his ------ owed lots of -----. | blacking, factory, father, money |
| Charles Dickens's ------ moved to ------ in ----. | family, London, 1822 |
| Charles Dickens was -- years old when he started working -- hours a day -------- bottles. | 12, 11, labeling |
| Charles Dickens ----- down and --------- the ----- of people he saw in ----. | wrote, collected, names, 1827 |
| In ----, Charles Dickens began a ------- career, when he became very interested in -------. | 1831, journal, writing |
| Charles's first novel was published in ----, when he met -------- ------- and married her. | 1835, Cathrine, Hogarth |
| Charles and Cathrine had -- children. | 10 |
| The rumors that were believed about Charles were he was -----, he had an -------- to an ------, and he had a pet -----. | drunk, admition, asylum, raven |
| In ----, Charles and Cathrine left ------- to visit -------. | 1842, England, America |
| Charles was always very interested in the -------. | unusual |
| Charles and Cathrine's family went to ----- in ----. | Italy, 1844 |
| Charles bought the ----- his ------ had ,entioned during his childhood at the age of --. | house, father, 44 |
| Charles met ----- ------ and fell in love with her while producting --- ------ ----. | Ellen, Ternen, The, Frozen, Deep |
| Charles and Ellen were in a ----- ----- in the year of ----. | train, crash, 1865 |
| Charles was ------ in ---- ------ ----. | buried, West, Mencer, Abby |
| A story written by Rick Riordan that has a theme of courage and bravery. | "The Lightning Thief" |
| The protagonist in "The Lightning Thief" who is 12 years old, is the son of Poseidon, and has ADHD. | Percy Jackson |
| The antagonist in "The Lightning Thief" who is the Greek god of war and holds onto the lightning bolt. | Ares |
| The main conflict in "The Lightning Thief." | Character vs. Character |
| Percy's best friend who is really a satyr looking for Pan. | Grover Underwood |
| One of Percy's friends who is the daughter of Athena, making her very smart. | Annabeth Chase |
| One of the ex-counselors at Camp Half-blood who secretly works for Kronons and stole Zeus's master bolt. | Luke Castellan |
| Percy's mother who has to put up with Gabe and likes making blue food. | Sally Jackson |
| Percy's stepdad who plays poker with his friends and drinks beer. | Gabe Ugliano |
| Percy's Latin teacher at Yancy Academy who is really the centaur Chiron and one of the head counselors at Camp Half-blood. | Mr. Brunner |
| Percy's pre-algebra teacher who is really one of the Furies. | Mrs. Dodds |
| The second monster Percy faces that gets his horn ripped off and is stabbed in the chest by the horn. | Minotaur |
| The camp for half-bloods with problems such as dyslexia. | Camp Half-blood |
| The head counselor at Camp Half-blood besides Chiron who is the god of wine. | Dionysus (Mr. D) |
| One of the mean girls at Camp Half-blood who tries to put Percy's head in a toilet. | Clarisse |
| The father of Percy who claims him after capture the flag and is the god of the sea. | Poseidon |
| The monster Percy faces that has a collection of many statues including Grover's Uncle Ferdinand. | Medusa |
| The three monsters who Percy faces on the bus. | Furies |
| The hotel Percy, Grover, and Annabeth stay at for a while, although to them it seems like a few hours. | Lotus-Casino |
| The city where the entrance to the Underworld is. | Los Angeles |
| The ruler of the Underworld who asks Percy to retrieve his Helm of Darkness. | Hades |
| The ferryman who took Percy and his friends across the River Styx. | Charon |
| The guardian dog at the gate to the Fields of Asphodel who is tamed by Annabeth. | Cerberus |
| The voice in the dark pit that Percy hears in his dreams. | Kronos |
| Zeus's main weapon of power that is stolen by Luke. | master bolt |
| The dwelling place for the gods located on the Empire State Building's 600th floor. | Mount Olympus |
| The repetition of the first sounds (usually consonants) of stressed syllables in neighboring words or at short intervals within a line or passage. | alliteration |
| The formation or use of words which imitate sounds. | onomatopoeia |
| A mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity. | figure of speech |
| A bold deliberate overstatement not intended to be taken literally. | hyperbole |
| Language that appeals to the senses. | imagery |
| Compares one thing to another using like or as. | simile |
| A word or phrase that compares two things without using like or as. | metaphor |
| Giving human qualities to inanimate objects. | personification |
| It uses symbols to represent an idea, quality, or concept larger than the symbols. | symbolism |
| Words that have the same ending sounds. | rhyme |
| The pattern established by the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem, generally described by using letters of the alphabet to denote the recurrence of rhyming lines. | rhyme scheme |
| The dictionary meaning of a word. | denotation |
| The suggested or implied meaning of a word. | connotation |
| Poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme. | free verse |
| Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem. | stanza |
| The way a story gets told and who tells it. | point of view |
| A type of point of view when the narrator uses words like "I" and is a character in the story who may or may not have an effect on events within it. | first person |
| A type of point of view when the narrator uses words like "he", "she", and "they", and you can only see the feelings of one charcter. | third person limited |
| A type of point of view when the narrator uses words like "he", "she", or "they", and you can see the feelings of at least two characters. | third person omniscient |
| A type of point of view when a narrator describes events in the story, but seems to make obvious mistakes or gives the wrong idea. | unreliable narrator |
| The people, animals, or things appearing in a literary work. | characters |
| A type of character that convincing, true to life, and has many different personality traits. | round |
| A type of character that is stereotyped, shallow, symbolic, and has one or two personality traits. | flat |
| A type of character that does not change throughout the story. | static |
| A type of character that changes throughout the story. | dynamic |
| The main character in a work, on whom the author focuses most of the narrative attention. | protagonist |
| The character who opposes the protagonist. | antagonist |
| A type of characterization when the author develops the personality of a character through direct statements. | direct characterization |
| A type of characterization when the author reveals a character's personality through the charcter's thoughts, words, and actions, the comments of other characters, or the character's physical appearance. | indirect characterization |
| Where and when a story takes place. | setting |
| The emotional feelings inspired by a work. | mood |
| The author's feelings towards a literary work. | tone |
| The major struggle between two forces in a story. | conflict |
| A type of conflict when the main character is in conflict with another character. | character vs. character |
| A type of conflict when the main character is in conflict with the forces of nature. | character vs. nature |
| A type of conflict when the main character is in conflict with a larger group of characters. | character vs. society |
| A type of conflict when the main character is in conflict with himself/herself. | character vs. self |
| The series of related events that makes up the story. | plot |
| The start of the story. | exposition |
| The prat of the plot between the exposition and the rising action when the more intense events start. | insighting incident |
| The series of conflicts and crisis in the story that leads to the climax. | rising action |
| The turning point or the most intense moment in the story. | climax |
| All of the action which follows the climax. | falling action |
| Any events that occur after the falling action in the story. | denouement |
| The conclusion of the story. | resolution |
| The big idea that the story conveys about life. | theme |
| The use of clues that suggest or predict what will occur later in the story. | foreshadowing |
| A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. | allusion |
| A short story that has a theme of dealing with change. | "The Naming of Names" |
| The protagonist and antagonist in "The Naming of Names" who is dynamic. | Mr. Bittering |
| The main conflict in "The Naming of Names." | Character vs. Self |
| The insighting incident in "The Naming of Names." | When Laura talks aboout New York being hit with atomic bombs in the nuclear war on Earth. |
| The climax in "The Naming of Names." | When Mr. Bittering finally decides to stop working on the rocket ship and move to the Martian Villas to relax. |
| The planet Mr. Bittering and many other humans go to to escape the nuclear war. | Mars |
| A term from the Greek word meaning "someone who hides under a false appearance." | irony |
| A type of irony in the use of language in which what is said is different from or the opposite of what is meant. | verbal irony |
| A type of irony when what is expected with a degree of certainty and what occurs are opposites or at odds. | situational irony |
| A type of irony in which the author makes information available to the reader, but the characters are unaware of it. | dramatic irony |
| A short story with a theme of "accomplishing things on your own." | "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" |
| The protagonist in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" who is a small, dynamic mongoose. | Rikki-tikki-tavi |
| The antagonist in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" who is the wife of Nag. | Nagaina |
| The main conflict in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." | Character vs. Character |
| The climax in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." | When Rikki dives into the hole with the eggs |
| The tone of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." | Admiration |
| The first snake Rikki meets up with and kills. | Karait |
| The snake that was killed by the father in the bathtub. | Nag |
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