Dreamy Diction

Question 1

Accumulate(v.)

Answer 1

Definition: To gather/collect

Sentence 1: Sally soon realized that the amount of friends she accumulated, didn’t exactly mean that they were quality friends.

Sentence 2: Jonay tried to swiftly accumulate all of her clothes off her bedroom floor after she heard our mom coming down the driveway.

Question 2

Insipid (adj)

Answer 2

Definition: Lacking flavor, dull; boring

Sentence 1: Sitting through Mr.Funn’s lectures are so insipid, it causes the entire class to sleep.

S2: There is never an insipid moment in the ER.

Question 3

Divulge (v.)

Answer 3

Definition: to tell; revel (as a secret)

S1: Mr. Knight hopes the divulge the many secrets of his famous recipe to his grandson.

S2: In High School, you can barely trust anyone, everyone likes to divulge.

Question 4

Extraneous (adj.)

Answer 4

Def.: Unnecessary

S1: Jonay’s retorts are extremely extraneous.

S2: Having to run 2 miles every practice for Softball is extremely extraneous.

Question 5

Meticulous(adj.)

Answer 5

Deff.: Extremely careful

S1: The Jhonson’s are so meticulous, they cut their grass with hansheld scissors.

S2: Elijah is very meticulous about where he treads.

Question 6

Connotation(n)

Connote(v)

Answer 6

Deff.: Implication, feelings or images or ideas associated with a word or idea

S1: My mom’s connotation made it seem as if staying up past 10:30 is a terrible thing.

S2: The Dad’s connotation made it seem as if having a boyfriend at 15 was extremely too early to be dating.

Question 7

Denotation (n.)

Denote(v)

Answer 7

Deff.: Specific definition of; literal

S1: The Denotation of a banana is a yellow fruit.

S2: The denotation of a child is the offspring of a male and female.

Question 8

Castigate(v)

Answer 8

Deff.: To criticize or punish severely

S1: The parson castigated the boy for noisily chewing gum in church.

S2: The mom castigated her son for eating several cookies without her permission.

Question 9

Docile(adj)

Answer 9

Deff.: Coachable

S1: I am very coachable in every sport that I play, I understand that I dont know everything, so I’m not going to act as if I do.

S2: The coach took Jessica of f of the squad because she refused to be docile.

Question 10

Banter(v.)

Answer 10

Deff.: Teasing, playful conversation

S1: At the reunion, Ruth enjoyed listening to the banter of her husband and his ol’ pal.

S2: Most people can’t engage in banter, their usually the people who you have an awkward conversation with, with long pauses.

Question 11

Motley(ad.j)

Answer 11

Deff.: Made up of dissimilar parts

S1: Sometimes I don’t know what my sister calls herself wearing to school, she looks like a walking motley of color.

S2: John came to school in a motley of emotions, no one dared to cross his path.

Question 12

Emulate(v.)

Answer 12

Deff.: Equal or excel; imitate with effort

S1: Don’t you just hate it when someone uses all of their energy to emulate you; be yourself and go somewhere else.

S2: The mom always tells her youngest to emulate her older sibling, as if the youngest sibling will never be enough.

Question 13

Trivial(adj)

Answer 13

Deff.: Of very little importance or value

S1: I felt worthless as the teacher stepped over me, as if I am a trivial piece of trash.

S2: Everyone is priceless, never let someone else make you feel so trivial that you question your being on this Earth.

Question 14

Objective( adj)

Answer 14

Deff: Impartial

S1: All judges should be objective to every case.

S2: Some teachers are everything but objective, that irks my soul.

Question 15

Subjective(adj)

Answer 15

Deff.: Biased

S1: Subjective teachers are the ones who fails a class not by content, but by the inability to do their job efficiently.

S2: I’d rather have an objective truth, than a subjective lie.

Question 16

Juxtapose(v.)

Answer 16

Deff.: The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

S1: The juxtaposition between Oreos and banners, and hell clearly showed the author’s strong feelings.

S2: The reality show clearly shows a cultural juxtaposition between poor and rich people.

Question 17

Resilient(adj.)

Answer 17

Deff.: Able to be strong, healthy, or successful when something bad happens

S1: Malala is a prime example of resilience, more power to her.

S2: In the face of trouble, one must be resilient to overcome their obstacles.

Question 18

Avarice
Avaricious(n)

Answer 18

Deff.: Greed/desire for wealth

S1: He became a doctor not to save lives, but to appease to his avarice.

S2: The King’s avarice lead to the downfall of his kingdom.

Question 19

Apathy(n)

Apathetic (adj)

Answer 19

Deff: Lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving/ exciting

S1: Having an apathetic attitude is dangerous, somethings you just have to care for.

S2: Her apathetic attitude lead her to her sad funeral, where no one was there for her-still.

Question 20

Wallow(v)

Answer 20

Deff.: To roll about, or lie in water, snow, dust, dirt etc.

S1: The pig wallowed around in the mud, having the best time of his life.

S2: She likes to wallow around in her past, there no one can hurt her twice.

Question 21

Furtive(adj)

Answer 21

Deff.: Stealthy; secretive

S1: The prisoner attempted to make a furtive escape from prison, but failed.

S2: The rebellious teenage girl tried to hide her furtive plan to senal out of the house later that night.

Question 22

Cynical(adj)

Answer 22

Deff.: Bitterly, or sneeringly distrustful, pessimistic

S1: The cynical look on her face sent an ominous shiver down my spine.

S2: The thief tiptoed away from the crime seen with a cynical look on his face.

Question 23

What does A-SETS stand for

Answer 23

A- Argumentative topic sentence
S- Set-up
E- Evidence
T- Tie-in
S- Sentence concluder

Question 24

The evidence in your A-SETS should…

Answer 24

Provide textual evidence directly from the text . Must be BEST choice of evidence to support your claim, must be cited correctly

Question 25

How do you site a quote?

Answer 25

Author’s name pg.#)

NOTICE NO COMMAS

Question 26

The argumentative topic sentence in your A-SETS should…

Answer 26

Provide a claim and reason that addresses the prompt. Always the 1st sentence of paragraph, makes assertion that you’ll specifically support

Question 27

The Sentence concluder in your A-SETS should be…

Answer 27

• Final sentence in paragraph
• Provide transition word (in conclusion, therefore, ultimately)
• Wraps up paragraph by reflecting a higher understanding of the text

Question 28

The Tie-in in your A-SETS should be…

Answer 28

Two- three sentences that explains how the evidence supports initial argument/ claim.

• Should be analyzing the quotes and tying back into your original assertion.

Question 29

The Set up, for your A-SETS should be…

Answer 29

Three-four sentences that provide context information (authors name, character info., etc.)

• Sentences should prepare reader for for your textual evidence and help seamlessly integrate quotes.

Question 30

Ethos impacts the reader’s _____.

Answer 30

Ethos impacts the reader’s TRUST

Question 31

Successful ethos= _____ readers

Unsuccessful ethos=________ readers

Answer 31

Successful ethos= TRUSTFUL readers

Unsuccessful ethos= DISTRUSTFUL readers

Question 32

Levity

Answer 32

humor, sillines

Question 33

adamant

Answer 33

unteilding, firm in oppinion

stubborn

Question 34

cliche

Answer 34

worn out, overused expression

Question 35

Gregarious (adj.)

Answer 35

Definition: Sociable

Sentence 1: Jonté is quite gregarious, she has tons of friends.

Sentence 2: An introvert wouldn’t tend to go to any gregarious events.

Question 35

Ostensible

Answer 35

Professed but not necessarily true

*suppose

Question 37

inexorable

Answer 37

unavoidable

Question 38

disparity

Answer 38

difference

Question 39

Extol

Answer 39

Praise highly