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Exam 2017
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vocabulary and literary elements and devices
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1
____________ he hid outside the building while his friends went in to see if there were robbers
Tenaciously
Uncannily
Intently
Cravenly
2
I ____________ all of the scrapbook projects.
graded
scrutinized
annihilated
encased
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having an appearance of truth and reason; believable
confessor
spectral
plausible
fickle
4
The ___________ young man refused to see that he was incorrect and argued with the teacher.
impertinent
vexing
tenacious
imperative
5
the highest class in certain societies
flotilla
tactician
scapegoat
aristocracy
6
considering what is right or wrong before making decisions
tolerantly
imminently
upholstery
ethically
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to overly use to one's advantage
boycott
antipersonnel
exploit
bristle
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Although I felt lost, I knew the building I was looking for was somewhere in the _____________.
aristocracy
glade
vicinity
ghetto
9
After the tornado many people were left _____________ as everything they had was destroyed.
jovial
delirious
loquacious
impoverished
10
We watched the tornado approach and knew we were in ______________ danger.
pugnacious
imminent
prestigious
moral
11
Your as cold as ice.
metaphor
irony
simile
cliche
12
The event or character that triggers the conflict.
inciting force
protagonist
exposition
conflict
13
a place used for work; where a person fits in
veldt
niche
legislature
vault
14
the lesson about life and how people behave found in literature
exposition
irony
climax
theme
15
We _______________ the fallen soldiers of WWII by placing a wreath at the monument.
boyocotted
commemorate
diminished
induced
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to capture the attention of, to interest
engross
exploit
conjure
bemuse
17
I have _________ for most sports, but mostly football.
misdeed
apathy
furtive
derision
18
Following directions _________ will bring you great success.
randomly
verbatim
placidly
tediously
19
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
irony
hyperbole
simile
idiom
20
The ____________ man gave money to the impoverished people after the sharknado struck.
adaptable
magnanimous
jovial
tedious
21
vegetation growing luxuriantly; an abundance of something
polyglot
delirious
lush
loquacious
22
the act of causing others to suffer because of differences
desecration
persecution
appall
philosophy
23
He was very _________ when he assumed he had won the talent show.
presumptuous
frenetic
amiable
qualm
24
The Holocaust was a _____________ event.
catastrophic
pugnacious
translucent
harrowing
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The character or force that opposes the protagonist.
conflict
antagonist
protagonist
inciting force
26
insufficient amount of something, especially food or money.
coerce
serpentine
desiccated
scarce
27
Knowing two different languages does not make you a _____________.
impoverished
visa
craven
polyglot
28
One of the reasons for learning about the Holocaust is to learn about ____________.
tolerance
prejudice
genocide
Holocaust
29
likely to change: Shakespeare wrote that fate is _____________.
tedious
fickle
relish
friviolous
30
Having a hot tub, in some opinions is a _______ waste of electricity and money.
radical
furtive
prosaic
frivolous
31
The teacher __________ all of her knowledge about the Holocaust to the students.
conveyed
encased
decimated
annihilated
32
I __________ when it was implied that I had not done my job and slacked off.
trudged
jaunted
bristled
liberated
33
The yellow Star of David Jewish citizens were forced to wear.
anti-semetism
hogwash
visa
Jewish Badge
34
A game to play in the car is "I spy" in which you have to point out things you _________.
invest
mongrel
espy
superimpose
35
As he gets older, my husband's hairline is _____________.
waning
receding
germinating
venturing