Literary Terms and SAT Vocabulary

Question 1

Which term describes giving human characteristics to non-human objects or things?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 2

Which term describes a phrase or word used in place of another in order to avoid being direct or unpleasant?

Accepted Answer

Euphemism

Question 3

What word most closely means calm or casual?

Accepted Answer

Nonchalant

Question 4

Which term describe a comparison when the writer includes the words "like" or "as"?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 5

What word most closely mean frustration or irritation?

Accepted Answer

Exasperate

Question 6

Which word most closely mean trust among a group of friends?

Accepted Answer

Camaraderie

Question 7

Which term descirbes how words are arranged together in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Syntax

Question 8

Which word most closely mean a short recollection of an event?

Accepted Answer

Anecdote

Question 9

Which word most closely mean something or someone that is lacking in depth?

Accepted Answer

Superficial

Question 10

Which term describes how a language is spoken in a certain region or by a certain group of people?

Accepted Answer

Dialect

Question 11

Which word most closely mean a grand display of wealth?

Accepted Answer

Ostentatious

Question 12

Which term describes an author's word choice?

Accepted Answer

Diction

Question 13

Which word most closely means honesty or decency?

Accepted Answer

Integrity

Question 14

Which term describes words put together that seem to contradict each other?

Accepted Answer

Oxymoron

Question 15

Which word most closely means hard working?

Accepted Answer

Diligent

Question 16

Which word most closely means unable to work together?

Accepted Answer

Incompatible

Question 17

Which word most closely means joy or happiness?

Accepted Answer

Jubilation

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