ACT Prep Vocab / Lit. Elements

83 termsStudBud Administration328 plays

Review of ACT Prep vocabulary from first nine weeks as well as literary elements studied during short-story unit.

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Questions 83

Answers

1
Large or heavy and difficult to carry; slow and inefficient
Cumbersome
Complement
Cojpose
Deficit
2
not capable of being imagined
devoid
impervious
imminent
inconceivable
3
make an action or process easier
engage
glaring
facilitate
diffuse
4
A type of literature is called:
Meter
Setting
Genre
Plot
5
Logical sequence
Contour
Consecutive
Depict
Compose
6
the amount by which something is too small or lacking
Depict
Bear
Attribute
Deficit
7
a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
exploit
eminent
discrepancy
engross
8
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
Metaphor
Simile
Meter
Onomatopoeia
9
about to happen
eminent
diminish
disinclined
imminent
10
A short and amusing story;
Attribute
Compassion
Anecdote
Befall
11
unable to be affected by
engross
impervious
hurtle
hardship
12
A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:
Climax
Metaphor
Conflict
Flashback
13
Of something bad happen to someone
Contradict
Corollary
Compassion
Befall
14
use a situation or person unfairly
exploit
feign
disinclined
diminish
15
famous and respected person in a profession
engross
eminent
imminent
diffuse
16
Pictures, sidebars, bold print, graphs, charts, and captions are examples of:
Characterization
Simile
Text features
Alliteration
17
Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
Contour
Ambiguous
Attribute
Antagonize
18
combine one thing with another
diffuse
intuition
integrate
discrepancy
19
A predication or hints of what will happen is called:
genre
foreshadowing
alliteration
personification
20
Not having the necessary skills to do something successfully
incendiary
eminent
incompetent
emerge
21
Make up for something unwelcome
Compensate
Arcane
Cumbersome
Complement
22
When the climax or conflict is solved, it is called the:
Resolution
Plot
Conflict
Setting
23
characterized by constant change, ability or progress
dynamic
diminish
justify
facilitate
24
having or showing superiority
Depict
Contour
Condescending
Demean
25
The sequence of events in a story is the:
Resolution
Setting
Plot
Conflict
26
Recognize what makes someone or something different; identify differences between two things
Devoid
Arcane
Differentiate
Compose
27
Cause something to occur a certain way; establish exactly
Aloof
Determine
Compensate
Devoid
28
regard something as being caused by someone or something
Antagonize
Adhere
Attribute
Arcane
29
move or cause to move at a great speed in an uncontrolled manner
turtle
dynamic
glaring
hurtle
30
lasting a very short time
dismay
fleeting
hurtle
glaring
31
leave the main topic temporarily in speech or writing
integrate
evolve
immerse
digress
32
Regard as probable; expect or predict
Assert
Anticipate
Corollary
Correlate
33
Write or create; make up
Deficit
Compose
Depict
Apprehensive
34
KAPOW!! is an example of:
Plot
Figurative Language
Simile
Onomatopoeia
35
When characters speak, it is called:
Mood
Dialogue
Figurative language
Dialect
36
absorb all the attention
inconceivable
intuition
engross
diffuse
37
Examine in detail
Assess
Bear
Anecdote
Analyze
38
unwilling or negative about something
disinclined
diminish
glaring
fleeting
39
Severe loss of respect for
Demean
Befall
Arcane
Determine
40
Logical sequence
Consecutive
Differentiate
Anecdote
Contour
41
develop gradually
imminent
evolve
justify
integrate
42
Expressing disapproving comments; analysis of the merits of art, music, etc.; point of crisis
Condescending
Critical
Bear
Assess
43
Mysterious or secret
Cumbersome
Determine
Critical
Arcane
44
When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory; they are using a technique called:
Flashback
Alliteration
Figurative Language
Foreshadowing
45
severe suffering or deprivation
hardship
dismay
imminent
engross
46
extremely delicate and light that seems to perfect to be of this world
ethereal
engage
inevitable
imminent
47
tending to stir up conflict
incendiary
dismay
feign
immobile
48
make or become less
diminish
hardship
justify
dismay
49
to show or represent
Assess
Analyze
Depict
Assert
50
The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work is called the:
Protagonist
Mood
Conflict
Text features
51
Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
Apprehensive
Condescending
Assess
Depict
52
Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called:
Personification
Foreshadowing
Alliteration
Dialect
53
to participate or become involved in
engaged
incendiary
hardship
glaring
54
become apparent, important or prominent
indissoluble
dismay
impervious
emerge
55
Be in conflict with
Contradict
Burgeon
Compassion
Correlate
56
Concern for the sufferings or misfortune of others
Compassion
Critical
Bear
Determine
57
Cause someone to become hostile
Arcane
Antagonize
Burgeon
Contradict
58
Examine in detail
Bear
Analyze
Assess
Anecdote
59
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
Burgeon
Correlate
Consecutive
Assert
60
consternation and distress caused by something unexpected
dismay
disinclined
hurtle
immense
61
Endure an ordeal or difficulty
Bear
Contour
Devoid
Differentiate
62
gut feeling
fleeting
exploit
justify
intuition
63
The main character of the story is called
Dialect
Antagonist
Protagonist
Plot
64
When, where and time a story takes place is called the:
Exposition
Setting
Plot
Resolution
65
submerge in a liquid or involve oneself deeply
fleeting
feign
hurtle
immerse
66
a person's inherent qualities of mind / character
discrepancy
impervious
incendiary
disposition
67
Stick Completely to a surface; believe in and follow the practice of
Correlate
Assess
Demean
Adhere
68
an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
Contour
Befall
Depict
Assert
69
a thing that completes or brings to perfection of a larger whole
Anticipate
Ambiguous
Contradict
Complement
70
"John jumped joyfully to the jukebox music" is an example of what:
Climax
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
71
pretend to be affected by a feeling, state or injury
feign
inevitable
fleeting
emerge
72
entirely lacking or free form
Condescending
Contour
Devoid
Critical
73
extremely obvious
diffuse
glaring
eclipse
diminish
74
Be a good reason for, prove to be right
Disposition
Dynamic
Digress
Justify
75
a loss of significance, power or prominence in relation to another person or thing
incompetent
engross
eclipse
immerse
76
Natural consequence
Correlate
Apprehensive
Corollary
Adhere
77
State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
Coherent
Consecutive
Assert
Compensate
78
Mutual relationship
Corollary
Demean
Correlate
Devoid
79
Not Friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
Complement
Ambiguous
Aloof
Anecdote
80
Not able to be moved
facilitate
evolve
eminent
immobile
81
spread out over a large area
eminent
hurtle
diffuse
disposition
82
Not able to be broken apart
Indissoluble
Devoid
Inevitable
Dynamic
83
certain to happen, unavoidable
inevitable
glaring
ethereal
disposition

ACT Prep Vocab / Lit. Elements Flashcards | StudBud

ACT Prep Vocab / Lit. Elements

83 termsStudBud Administration328 plays

Review of ACT Prep vocabulary from first nine weeks as well as literary elements studied during short-story unit.

Flashcards83 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 83

Answers

1
Large or heavy and difficult to carry; slow and inefficient
Cumbersome
Complement
Cojpose
Deficit
2
not capable of being imagined
devoid
impervious
imminent
inconceivable
3
make an action or process easier
engage
glaring
facilitate
diffuse
4
A type of literature is called:
Meter
Setting
Genre
Plot
5
Logical sequence
Contour
Consecutive
Depict
Compose
6
the amount by which something is too small or lacking
Depict
Bear
Attribute
Deficit
7
a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
exploit
eminent
discrepancy
engross
8
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
Metaphor
Simile
Meter
Onomatopoeia
9
about to happen
eminent
diminish
disinclined
imminent
10
A short and amusing story;
Attribute
Compassion
Anecdote
Befall
11
unable to be affected by
engross
impervious
hurtle
hardship
12
A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:
Climax
Metaphor
Conflict
Flashback
13
Of something bad happen to someone
Contradict
Corollary
Compassion
Befall
14
use a situation or person unfairly
exploit
feign
disinclined
diminish
15
famous and respected person in a profession
engross
eminent
imminent
diffuse
16
Pictures, sidebars, bold print, graphs, charts, and captions are examples of:
Characterization
Simile
Text features
Alliteration
17
Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
Contour
Ambiguous
Attribute
Antagonize
18
combine one thing with another
diffuse
intuition
integrate
discrepancy
19
A predication or hints of what will happen is called:
genre
foreshadowing
alliteration
personification
20
Not having the necessary skills to do something successfully
incendiary
eminent
incompetent
emerge
21
Make up for something unwelcome
Compensate
Arcane
Cumbersome
Complement
22
When the climax or conflict is solved, it is called the:
Resolution
Plot
Conflict
Setting
23
characterized by constant change, ability or progress
dynamic
diminish
justify
facilitate
24
having or showing superiority
Depict
Contour
Condescending
Demean
25
The sequence of events in a story is the:
Resolution
Setting
Plot
Conflict
26
Recognize what makes someone or something different; identify differences between two things
Devoid
Arcane
Differentiate
Compose
27
Cause something to occur a certain way; establish exactly
Aloof
Determine
Compensate
Devoid
28
regard something as being caused by someone or something
Antagonize
Adhere
Attribute
Arcane
29
move or cause to move at a great speed in an uncontrolled manner
turtle
dynamic
glaring
hurtle
30
lasting a very short time
dismay
fleeting
hurtle
glaring
31
leave the main topic temporarily in speech or writing
integrate
evolve
immerse
digress
32
Regard as probable; expect or predict
Assert
Anticipate
Corollary
Correlate
33
Write or create; make up
Deficit
Compose
Depict
Apprehensive
34
KAPOW!! is an example of:
Plot
Figurative Language
Simile
Onomatopoeia
35
When characters speak, it is called:
Mood
Dialogue
Figurative language
Dialect
36
absorb all the attention
inconceivable
intuition
engross
diffuse
37
Examine in detail
Assess
Bear
Anecdote
Analyze
38
unwilling or negative about something
disinclined
diminish
glaring
fleeting
39
Severe loss of respect for
Demean
Befall
Arcane
Determine
40
Logical sequence
Consecutive
Differentiate
Anecdote
Contour
41
develop gradually
imminent
evolve
justify
integrate
42
Expressing disapproving comments; analysis of the merits of art, music, etc.; point of crisis
Condescending
Critical
Bear
Assess
43
Mysterious or secret
Cumbersome
Determine
Critical
Arcane
44
When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory; they are using a technique called:
Flashback
Alliteration
Figurative Language
Foreshadowing
45
severe suffering or deprivation
hardship
dismay
imminent
engross
46
extremely delicate and light that seems to perfect to be of this world
ethereal
engage
inevitable
imminent
47
tending to stir up conflict
incendiary
dismay
feign
immobile
48
make or become less
diminish
hardship
justify
dismay
49
to show or represent
Assess
Analyze
Depict
Assert
50
The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work is called the:
Protagonist
Mood
Conflict
Text features
51
Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
Apprehensive
Condescending
Assess
Depict
52
Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called:
Personification
Foreshadowing
Alliteration
Dialect
53
to participate or become involved in
engaged
incendiary
hardship
glaring
54
become apparent, important or prominent
indissoluble
dismay
impervious
emerge
55
Be in conflict with
Contradict
Burgeon
Compassion
Correlate
56
Concern for the sufferings or misfortune of others
Compassion
Critical
Bear
Determine
57
Cause someone to become hostile
Arcane
Antagonize
Burgeon
Contradict
58
Examine in detail
Bear
Analyze
Assess
Anecdote
59
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
Burgeon
Correlate
Consecutive
Assert
60
consternation and distress caused by something unexpected
dismay
disinclined
hurtle
immense
61
Endure an ordeal or difficulty
Bear
Contour
Devoid
Differentiate
62
gut feeling
fleeting
exploit
justify
intuition
63
The main character of the story is called
Dialect
Antagonist
Protagonist
Plot
64
When, where and time a story takes place is called the:
Exposition
Setting
Plot
Resolution
65
submerge in a liquid or involve oneself deeply
fleeting
feign
hurtle
immerse
66
a person's inherent qualities of mind / character
discrepancy
impervious
incendiary
disposition
67
Stick Completely to a surface; believe in and follow the practice of
Correlate
Assess
Demean
Adhere
68
an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
Contour
Befall
Depict
Assert
69
a thing that completes or brings to perfection of a larger whole
Anticipate
Ambiguous
Contradict
Complement
70
"John jumped joyfully to the jukebox music" is an example of what:
Climax
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
71
pretend to be affected by a feeling, state or injury
feign
inevitable
fleeting
emerge
72
entirely lacking or free form
Condescending
Contour
Devoid
Critical
73
extremely obvious
diffuse
glaring
eclipse
diminish
74
Be a good reason for, prove to be right
Disposition
Dynamic
Digress
Justify
75
a loss of significance, power or prominence in relation to another person or thing
incompetent
engross
eclipse
immerse
76
Natural consequence
Correlate
Apprehensive
Corollary
Adhere
77
State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
Coherent
Consecutive
Assert
Compensate
78
Mutual relationship
Corollary
Demean
Correlate
Devoid
79
Not Friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
Complement
Ambiguous
Aloof
Anecdote
80
Not able to be moved
facilitate
evolve
eminent
immobile
81
spread out over a large area
eminent
hurtle
diffuse
disposition
82
Not able to be broken apart
Indissoluble
Devoid
Inevitable
Dynamic
83
certain to happen, unavoidable
inevitable
glaring
ethereal
disposition