| A | B |
|---|
| Naive | Lacking worldliness and sophistication |
| verbatim | in exactly the same words |
| alliteration | around the rock the ragged rascal ran |
| clause | an expression including a subject and predicate but not a complete sentence |
| Gerund | a verb that ends in -ing (thinking can be painful) |
| Syntax | the study of the rules for grammatical sentences |
| Modifiers | such as 'fierce' in 'the fierce dog' |
| Prepositional phrase | above the sidewalk |
| Personification | the cat yelled at me! |
| Assonance | Princess Kity kissed the killer kit. (short i) |
| Idiom | My sister snapped my head off. It’s not literally true |
| Simile | comparison with "as, like" |
| Metaphor | comparison of two words without "as or like" |
| Hyperbole | the girl was wearing 7 lbs of make up! |
| Allusion | An indirect reference to some piece of knowledge not actually mentioned |
| Adverb | a word that gives more information about a verb, The cat climbed quickly up the tree. |
| Jargon | the lingo or words used by a line of work or profession |
| iconoclast | a person who destroys religious images |
| symbolize | to represent, express, or identify by a SYMBOL |
| viva-, vivi-, vivo-, viv | Latin: life, alive |
| anthro | man |
| Hydro | water |
| ambulate | to move from place to place : WALK |
| Guide words | in a dictionary are words at the top of each page that let you know what the first word and the last word on that page are. |
| Vccv | vowel consonant consonant vowel pattern (napkin) |
| Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
| Gorm | The black grease on the axle of a cart or wagon wheel. |
| Garb | To cover with or as if with clothing; dress. |
| Bias | To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction; prejudice |
| Irony | – the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| Stereotypes | image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group (Cowboys and Indians) |
| Hypothesis | an explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation |
| Egocentric | having little or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one's own; self-centered |
| Hydrophobia | an abnormal or unnatural dread of water |
| Exposition | a detailed statement or explanation |
| Persevere | to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement |
| Languid | lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent |
| Antecedents | Jane lost a glove and she can't find it, Jane is the antecedent of she and glove is the antecedent of it. |
| Auto biography | – a history of a person's life written or told by that person |
| Bibliophile | a person who loves or collects books |
| Modicum | moderate or small amount |
| hail | bad breath (halitosis) |
| Endure | to bear without resistance or with patience |
| Demography | vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases |
| polis | a Greek city |
| Amicable | friendly, agreeable |
| Redundant | unnecessary repetition |
| Conflicted | against |
| Perplexed | confused |
| Annoyance | to be bothered |
| Slovenly | untidy or unclean in appearance or habits |
| Inquiry | to question |
| Are at odds | – you don’t see eye to eye, you’re not in agreement |
| Gratuity | a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter |
| Stanza | paragraph of a poem |
| Menial | – lowly and sometimes degrading |
| Dulcet | pleasant and agreeable to the senses |
| Aphorism | a statement of truth or opinion |
| Paradoxes | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
| Pathetic fallacies | treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings, thought, or sensations |
| Analogy | two things being compared to another two things |
| Antidote | a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease |
| Regicide | The killing of a king. |
| Nomology | a branch of learning, the science of laws |
| eco | environment or nature |
| Ecology | study of the environment |
