8th Grade Vocabulary Tier II + III

Set in a time earlier than the present is called?

The height of action within a story's narrative?

A synonym for anthology is?

The paragraphs in a poem are called?

To confiscate something is to?

Which of these is NOT one of your six basic reading strategies?

Who is typically the villain in a story?

Sensory details are details that invoke?

An antonym of abhorred is?

To bring or recall to the conscious mind

Which vocabulary word means impulsive?

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly?

A style of writing that paints a picture and acts as a small snapshot or window into a reality?

The movement from one idea to the next is called a?

A category in music or literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject?

Which of the following is an example of irony?

An antonym of meticulous is?

Being clear in as few words as possible is also known as being?

A synonym for endeavor is?

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks?

Which of these two are most closely related?

When the words at the end of each line in a poem sound similar, this is called a?

This device is used to draw a reader in at the beginning of a work of literature or speech?

A long angry speech?

If something is amiss then it is?

Which of the following is an example of fiction?

To obtain something from a specific source?

Inducing or suggesting a particular feeling or state of mind.

An antonym of bizarre is?

An opinion or conclusion drawn from incomplete information is?

A synonym of reverberate is?

An antonym for rebuff is?

A synonym for mutiny is?

A synonym for "to begin?"

Writers sometimes use a pseudonym in order to remain?

To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding?

the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape