Period 1 English 10 Vocabulary 1

A way of making meaningful notes directly on a text as you read it.

Your inheritance came to you because your father  _______________ it to you.

a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and spelling

Text not written in a regular meter

An event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale

The ability to read and write.

Knowledge and beliefs about one's own cognitive processes,

Language that cannot be taken literally, written to create a special effect or feeling.

Questions that require you to make an inference about something you have read.

gratified by pain, degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed by others.

A comparison that applies to two things at once. 

a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning

the expression of an understanding of one concept in terms of another concept

This verb means to give emphasis or prominence to something.

(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

(sound) a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning

(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

A phrase or saying that is used so often that it looses its impact.

combustible, flammable, inflammable