Study sets matching "honors unit 1 english 12"
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Acquisitive
Arrogate
Banal
Belabor
(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned…
(v.) to claim or take without right
(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace (boring)
(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
Acquisitive
(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned…
Arrogate
(v.) to claim or take without right
Acquisitive
Arrogate
Banal
Belabor
seeking or tending to acquire; greedy
Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so
Boring
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
Acquisitive
seeking or tending to acquire; greedy
Arrogate
Claim or take presumptuously or without the right to do so
voracious
indiscriminate
eminent
steeped
desiring or consuming great quantities
choosing at random without careful selection
of high reputation, outstanding
soaked, drenched, saturated
voracious
desiring or consuming great quantities
indiscriminate
choosing at random without careful selection
adjunct
bellwether
caterwaul
chimerical
something added to something else as helpful or useful but not…
the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a l…
to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel; a harsh or noisy cr…
absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
adjunct
something added to something else as helpful or useful but not…
bellwether
the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a l…
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Archetypal Literary Elements
is a literary work with two or more levels of meaning. A liter…
is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syll…
is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary…
are patterns in literature found around the world.
Allegory
is a literary work with two or more levels of meaning. A liter…
Alliteration
is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syll…
Acquisitive
arrogate
banal
belabor
adj... able to retain ideas or information concerned with acquiri…
v... to claim or take without right
adj... hackneyed trite commonplace
v... to work on excessively to thrash soundly
Acquisitive
adj... able to retain ideas or information concerned with acquiri…
arrogate
v... to claim or take without right
acquisitive
arrogant
banal
belabor
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with ac…
to claim or take without right
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
acquisitive
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with ac…
arrogant
to claim or take without right
cognate
derivative
diminutive
inflection
from the same original word or root
originating from, based on, or influenced by
indicating a small size
a change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to expre…
cognate
from the same original word or root
derivative
originating from, based on, or influenced by
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
An introduction to the setting, characters, and basic situatio…
Introduces the central conflict
All the events leading up to the climax
The highest point of interest
Exposition
An introduction to the setting, characters, and basic situatio…
Inciting Incident
Introduces the central conflict
abjure
belie
chicanery
deleterious
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
be in contradiction with
the use of tricks to deceive someone; usually harmless, at lea…
harmful to living things
abjure
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
belie
be in contradiction with
allegory
alliteration
archetype
assonance
a literary work with two or more levels of meaning (literal an…
repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one…
a pattern that appears in literature and is repeated throughou…
repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different conso…
allegory
a literary work with two or more levels of meaning (literal an…
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one…
adjunct
bellwether
caterwaul
chimerical
(n.)something added to something else as helpful or useful but…
(n.) an indicator of trends... Synonyms: ringleader, initiator, b…
(v.) to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket... Synonyms:…
(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible... Synonyms: fanciful…
adjunct
(n.)something added to something else as helpful or useful but…
bellwether
(n.) an indicator of trends... Synonyms: ringleader, initiator, b…
analyze
connotative
denotative
figurative
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structu…
a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which…
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the f…
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
analyze
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structu…
connotative
a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which…
acquisitive
arrogate
banal
belabor
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with ac…
to claim or take without right
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
acquisitive
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with ac…
arrogate
to claim or take without right
Reprieve
Emaciated
Execute
Decisive
Def: (noun.) The cancellation or postponement of punishment.... S…
Def: (Adj.) Made extremely thin and weak. ... Sentence: "A poor e…
Def: (verb.) To carry out , or accomplish ... Sentence: "It gave…
Def: (Adj.) Final or concluding... Sentence: "Today, they will do…
Reprieve
Def: (noun.) The cancellation or postponement of punishment.... S…
Emaciated
Def: (Adj.) Made extremely thin and weak. ... Sentence: "A poor e…
reprieve
emaciated
execute
cruible
the cancellation or postponment of punishment synonyms: pardon…
made extremely thin and weak synonyms:bony, skelatal
to carry out, or accomplish synonyms: achieve, complete
a vessel used for melting materials at high temperatures
reprieve
the cancellation or postponment of punishment synonyms: pardon…
emaciated
made extremely thin and weak synonyms:bony, skelatal
empathetic (adj)
augment (verb)
cognition (noun)
proverbial (adj)
processing the capacity to understand or be aware of another's…
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
conscious mental activities, such as thinking, understanding,…
commonly spoken of, or widely known
empathetic (adj)
processing the capacity to understand or be aware of another's…
augment (verb)
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
Admonish
Breach
Brigand
Circumspect
To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to re…
An opening, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an openi…
A bandit
Careful; cautious
Admonish
To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to re…
Breach
An opening, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an openi…