Vocab 8,9,10 + All Wave words + All figurative language terms

Question 1

Denotation

Answer 1

The exact definition of a word

Question 2

Connotation

Answer 2

The feeling a word makes you feel

Question 3

Astute

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Smart, sharp, intelligent, wise

Question 4

Aspire

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To work towards achieving a goal

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Implore

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To beg earnestly

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Dexterity

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Flexible/agility

Question 7

Espouse

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To adopt a cause; to embrace

Question 8

Exasperation

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Annoyance

Question 9

Wistful

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Desirious, longing, wishful

Question 10

Inept

Answer 10

Incapable

Question 11

Which question does Adina know?

Answer 11

This one

Question 12

Glib

Answer 12

Fluent, insincere

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Allusion

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To hint to something in an indirect way

Question 14

Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement, which, in fact is true

Question 15

Irony

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Verbal = When one says the opposite of what they mean
Situational = An unexpected situation
Dramatic = when the audience is aware of something the character is not

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Hubris

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Having too much pride

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Simile

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A comparison using “like” or “as”

Question 18

Foreshadowing

Answer 18

hints the author gives as to what might happen

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Caesura

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A dash

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Litotes

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An understatement

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that mimics a sound

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using “like” or “As”

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Personification

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Giving human qualitie to an inanimate object

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Symbolysm

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When something represents a greater idea

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Conceit

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An extended metaphor

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Refrain

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repettition

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Euphemism

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A kind way of saying something harsh

Question 28

A

Answer 28

A

Question 29

Assonance

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The internal rhyme of vowel sounds

Question 30

Hyperbole

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An exaggeration

Question 31

Comic relief

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When the author breaks the tension with something funny

Question 32

Imagery

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Using words and descriptions to paint pictures in your mind.

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Tone

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The speakers attitude towards a subject - makes the reader feel emotions

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Militant

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Ready to fight for a cause

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Prodigy

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1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age

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Perpetual

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Never ending

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Befuddled

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Confused

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Mesmerize

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To be in a state of hypnotimim

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Tacit

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Expressed without words/imply

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Ridicule

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To make fun of

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Atrocity

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Brutal act

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Trivial

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Unimportant

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Idealist

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Someone who believes only the best

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Documentary

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Dramatic film of something that really happened

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Offend

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Insult

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Heinous

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Hateful

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Intrigued

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Fascinated

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Shard

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Fragment

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Engrossed

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Absorbed

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Incessant

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Continuous

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Accentuate

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Emphasize

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Eerie

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Spooky and scary and Creepy and Wierd

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Exhillirating

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Excited and uplifting

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Reprimand

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To scold someone or rebuke then=m by telling them what they did wrong

Question 56

Static Character

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When the character has little or no personal change

Question 57

Dynamic Character

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When the character grows and changes

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Flat Character

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When the character has 1 or 2 easily described traits

Question 59

Round Character

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When the character has many traits and requires detailed descriptions

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Protagonist

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The main character

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Antagonist

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Opponent who stands against the protagonists goals

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What is the order of events in the plot?

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Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Question 63

What is another word for “plot”?

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Conflict

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What is the exposition?

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Introduction

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What is the Rising action?

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The building tension

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What is the Climax?

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The turning point; the most exciting and suspenseful

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What is the falling action?

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The consequences of climax which lead to an end

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What is the resolution?

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When the problem is solved; the ending

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What are the types of conflict?

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Man vs Self Man vs Man Man vs Society Man vs Nature

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What is first person?

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When the story is told by one of the characters

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What is second person?

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When the story is being told to the reader

Question 72

Which question makes no sense?

Answer 72

The one that makes no sense

Question 73

What question makes zero sense?

Answer 73

The question that makes zero sense