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taunt

(v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark

the _______________ of the spring is partiularly welcome after the lang harsh winter

advent

credible

believable

doleful

sad; dreary

supplant

to take the place of, supersede

genre

A category or type of literature

hyperbole

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

farce

A type of comedy with stereotyped characters in ridiculous situations

impoverished

After World War II, ______ European countries received U.S aid under the Marshall Plan.

atone

At one time or another, everyone has had something for which she needs to ___________ for.

hew

Even in crisis, we must ______ to this nations principles of liberty, equality, and justice.

tenacious

Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

bondage

Many people escaped the cruel __________ slavery with the help of the Underground Railroad.

(v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil

We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you (Ooh, give you up) (Ooh, give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

diligent

______ employees are likely to be well rewarded for their dedication and hard work

foil

a character who provides a strong contrast to another character, usually a main character. By using a foil, a writer calls attention t the strengths or weaknesses of a character

framestory

a plot structure that includes the telling of a story within a story, The frame is the outer story which usually precedes and follows the inner more important story

fable

a short, usually simple tale that teaches a moral and sometimes uses animal characters. Themes in fables are often direvtly stated.

I made my ___________ to the hosts and left

adieu

as my friends borarded the airplane, I waved to thema nd shouted "___________, HAve a safe trip"

adieu

farewell

adieu

(n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view

advent

folktale

an anonymous traditional story passed down orally long before being written down. includes animal stories, trickster stories, fairy tales, myths, legends, and tall tales

foreshadowing

an authurs use of clues to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story

flashback

an interruption in the chronological order of a narravtive to describe an event that happened earlier. A flashback gives readers information that may help explain the main events of the story

(n.) the highest point, tip

apex

if you want to reach the _____________ of the washingto monument take the stares or an elevator

apex

(v.) to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully

assimilate

a well read person ___________ knowledge of a wide ramge of subjects

assimilate

tenacious

athletes must be _________ in the pursuit of excellence if they hope to become Olympic champions

Cashiers receive special training so that they will be able to identify ___ currency.

bogus

false, counterfeit

bogus

intricate

complicated; difficult to understand

supplant

computers rapidly ______________- typewriters in the workplace just as photocopiers replaced carbon paper

defray

do you have a ________ explanation for not creating your assignment on time

lucid

easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

exorbitant

management rejected the unionw demands for higher wahes and benifits as ________

exorbitant

taunt

for umpires and referees _________________ of anget fams are just part of the job

ghastly

frightful, horrible; deathly pale

sardonic

great satirists savew their mst ____________- wit for greddy corupt and hypocritical

sardonic

grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

diligent

hardworking, industrious, not lazy

prim

how is it such a ____________ and tidy person and such amessy one can be such good friends

falling action

in a play or story, the action that follows the climax. May show results of the climax

torrential rains and high tides ________ the streets ofthe picturesque seaside community

indundate

(n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

interim

in the _____ between landing and takeoff the ground crew cleaned refueld the plane

interim

the team played well under an ______ coach for the final three months of the season

interim

(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

inundate

taunt

it is not unusual for brothers and ssters to tease and _______________ one another good naturedly

figurative lang.

language that uses figures of speech or expressions that are not literallly true but bexpress some truth beyond the literary level

figure of speech

language that uses figures of speech or expressions that are not literallly true but bexpress some truth beyond the literary level

fiction

literature in which situations and characters are invented by the writer

(v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil

malign

In every office, there are gossips who are only too willing to _ their coworkers

malign

lago reveals his _ motives to be and in a series of soliloquies

malign

posthumous

many artists and writers have been ignored dyring theirt lifetimes only to aceive ________________- fame

(v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist

meander

When i travel. I like to ________ through unfamiliar toend and cities

meander

lomard dtreetin, san francisco is famous for its many

meander

archeaologists have learned much about the mayans from the ruins f the _____ Palenque

metripolis

(n.) a large city; the chief city of an area

metropolis

A ___ decision by the Supreme Court in 1954 declared public school segregation unconstitutional.

momentous

very important

momentous

superfluous

neat and well orginized people know how to eliinate all ________- clutter

incessant

never stopping, going on all the time

noisy; unruly, disorderly

obstreperous

our teacher will not tolerate _______ behavior

obstrperous

posthumous

occurring or published after death

doleful

one look at the players' ___________ faces told me that the team had lost the championship game.

intricate

our teachertook us through the _______________ solution to the equation step by step

prim

overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

(adj.) thoughtful; melancholy

pensive

we admired tehs kill which the artist captrued tge childs ________ expression

pensive

dangerous

perilous

episodes of old time movie srrial killers usually ended witgh its hero or heorine in _________ circumstances

perilous

free verse

poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter rhyme line length or stanza arrangement

hamper

poor grades will __________- you i your effort to get a college eduation

impoverished

poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

shoddy

the designer watch I bought from a steert vender turned out to be a __________ knockoff

shoddy

bondage

slavery; any state of being bound or held down

ghastly

some people are almost afraid to go to sleep because they suffer from ___________ nightmares

(adj.) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

sprightly

Though Grandmother is well into her eighties, she is still as ___ as a teenager.

sprightly

(adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude

surly

passengers straned in an airport becuase their flight is cancelled may become quite _______

surly

lucid

the ability to speak in a ___________ and persuasive fashion is a great asset to a politician

incessant

the loud and _______________ chatter of people at the next table made it hard for us to hear each other

folklore

the traditional beliefs, customs, stories, songs, and danes of a cultyre. based on concerns of ordinary people and is assed down through oral tradition

(n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

tirade

the dictators telvised _____________- against his opponents lasted four hours

tirade

hamper

to hold back

Atone

to make up for

hew

to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly

vagrant

advertisers continually vie with one another to capture the__________ attetion if fickle consumers

vagrant

during tge GReat Deprression many [eop[;e lost everything and were fprcedd to love as ___________

vagrant


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