ELA Words.

Question 1

Dramatic Irony

Answer 1

When the audience or reader knows something characters do not know

Question 2

Allegory

Answer 2

the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.

Question 3

Alliteration

Answer 3

the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Used to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds, and create musical effects. ie. “​M​arilyn ​M​onroe ​m​akes ​m​uffins on ​M​ondays.

Question 4

Allusion

Answer 4

a reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

the repetition of the same vowel sound in a phrase or line of poetry. ie. “H​ow​ n​ow​ br​ow​n c​ow​.” or “mad as a hatter”

Question 6

Abdicate

Answer 6

fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty).

Question 7

Acquiesce

Answer 7

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

Question 8

acquisitive

Answer 8

eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas.

Question 9

Adhere

Answer 9

believe in and follow the practices of.

Question 10

Adulation

Answer 10

excessive admiration or flattery

Question 11

Adversary

Answer 11

one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

Question 12

Adversity

Answer 12

difficulties; misfortune.

Question 13

Affable

Answer 13

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

Question 14

Ambiguity

Answer 14

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Question 15

Analogy

Answer 15

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Question 16

Anecdote

Answer 16

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Question 17

Antediluvian

Answer 17

ridiculously old-fashioned

Question 18

Belligerence

Answer 18

aggressive or warlike behavior.

Question 19

Benediction

Answer 19

an expression of good wishes. : the short blessing at the end of a religious service.

Question 20

Benignity

Answer 20

kindness or tolerance toward others.

Question 21

Cognizant

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having knowledge or being aware of

Question 22

Conciliatory

Answer 22

intended or likely to placate or pacify.
Bring into agreement

Question 23

Contentious

Answer 23

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

Question 24

Countenance

Answer 24

2.
support.
“she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion”
verb
admit as acceptable or possible.
“he was reluctant to countenance the use of force

Question 25

Cosmopolitan

Answer 25

1.
including or containing people from many different countries.

Question 26

Decadence

Answer 26

moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

Question 27

Diatribe

Answer 27

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Question 28

Discernible

Answer 28

adjective. If something is discernible, you can see it or recognize that it exists.

Question 29

Zest

Answer 29

great enthusiasm and energy.

Question 30

Vigour

Answer 30

effort, energy, and enthusiasm.

Question 31

Verbose

Answer 31

using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Question 32

Unprecedented

Answer 32

never done or known before.

Question 33

Undulate

Answer 33

move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion.

Question 34

Tumultuous

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making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.

Question 35

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 35

the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature.

Question 36

Tessellated

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denoting or characterized by a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlaps.

Question 37

Tenuous

Answer 37

very weak or slight.

Question 38

Teeming

Answer 38

be full of or swarming with.

Question 39

Omnipotent

Answer 39

(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.

Question 40

Juxtaposition

Answer 40

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Question 41

Illusory

Answer 41

based on illusion; not real.