Study sets matching "english vocab fall 3"
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Allusion
Analogy
Anecdote
Aphorism
A reference to someone or something that is known from history…
words or phrases that compare one thing to another unlike thin…
A brief story told to illustrate a point
Brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation…
Allusion
A reference to someone or something that is known from history…
Analogy
words or phrases that compare one thing to another unlike thin…
adhere
anecdote
burgeon
correlate
stick completely to a surface or believe in and follow the pra…
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident…
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
have a mutual relationship or connection
adhere
stick completely to a surface or believe in and follow the pra…
anecdote
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident…
ethos
pathos
logos
travel narrative
writing that convinces the reader because of the respectfulnes…
writing primarily focused on emotional reasons and justificati…
writing primarily focused on logical reasons and justification…
a non-fictional account of an actual journey, written in narra…
ethos
writing that convinces the reader because of the respectfulnes…
pathos
writing primarily focused on emotional reasons and justificati…
Abstinence
Aesthetic
Brazen
Convergence
The act of refraining from pleasurable activity
Pertaining to beauty or the arts
Shameless, impudent; made of brass
The state of separate elements joining or coming together
Abstinence
The act of refraining from pleasurable activity
Aesthetic
Pertaining to beauty or the arts
indefinite pronoun
context clues
fiction
flashback
word that replaces a noun and has no stated antecedent
a way to determine the meaning of a word or phrase by looking…
a genre of literature that is not a true story but in the auth…
a break in the narrative order of the story to show a scene th…
indefinite pronoun
word that replaces a noun and has no stated antecedent
context clues
a way to determine the meaning of a word or phrase by looking…
long (adjective)
rich (adjective)
to start (verb)
the day (noun)
Measuring a great distance from end to end:
Having (a particular thing) in large amounts:
Begin from a particular point in time or space; come into bein…
Each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnig…
long (adjective)
Measuring a great distance from end to end:
rich (adjective)
Having (a particular thing) in large amounts:
Enhance
Evade
Inscrutable
Remorse
_ to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or a…
to slip away; to elude by dexterity or stratagem
impossible to understand or interpret
repeated gnawing
Enhance
_ to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or a…
Evade
to slip away; to elude by dexterity or stratagem
Jeer
Discontent
Console
Earnest
To make rude or mocking ... remarks, typically in a loud voice
Unhappy with one's ... circumstances; disgruntled
To comfort someone at a time of... grief or disappointment
Showing sincere and intense ... dedication
Jeer
To make rude or mocking ... remarks, typically in a loud voice
Discontent
Unhappy with one's ... circumstances; disgruntled
Active Voice
Abstract Diction
Adjectives
Adverb
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the…
Language that denotes ideas, emotions, conditions, or concepts…
word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun, such as "ha…
modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Active Voice
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the…
Abstract Diction
Language that denotes ideas, emotions, conditions, or concepts…
harmattan
discern
emissary
abomination
n. dry dusty easterly wind on West African coast
v. to see clearly, recognize
n. one sent on a special mission to represent others
n. something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing
harmattan
n. dry dusty easterly wind on West African coast
discern
v. to see clearly, recognize
abash (v)
barrister (n)
caliber (n)
deficient (adj)
cause to make ashamed; to embarrass... Synonyms- embarrassed, rem…
a lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate, particularly in…
1. the quality of someone's character or the level of someone'…
1. lacking some element or characteristic; defective... Synonyms-…
abash (v)
cause to make ashamed; to embarrass... Synonyms- embarrassed, rem…
barrister (n)
a lawyer entitled to practice as an advocate, particularly in…
Adherent (adj)
Adroit (adj)
Blatant (adj)
Charisma (n)
sticking to, clinging, or attached to an object or surface
skillful or clever in the use of the hands or mind
done openly without shame (bad behavior)
special personal magnetism that makes an individual exceptiona…
Adherent (adj)
sticking to, clinging, or attached to an object or surface
Adroit (adj)
skillful or clever in the use of the hands or mind
emissary
rouse
approbation
sullenness
one sent on a special mission to represent others noun
to wake or provoke verb
approval or praise noun
gloominess; disagreeableness; sulkiness adjective
emissary
one sent on a special mission to represent others noun
rouse
to wake or provoke verb
Abash (v)
Barrister (n)
Caliber (n)
Deficient (adj)
1. To destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession o…
1. (in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Innes o…
1. The diameter of something of circular section, especially t…
1. Lacking some element or characteristic; defective. 2. Insuf…
Abash (v)
1. To destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession o…
Barrister (n)
1. (in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Innes o…
image
alliteration
metaphor
tone
a visual representation produced on a surface
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
the distinctive property of a complex sound
image
a visual representation produced on a surface
alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word