Academic Vocabulary Re-test

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Which of these words has the most positive connotation? smell, odor, fragrance

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fragrance

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Which of these words has the most negative connotation? slop, dinner, feast

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slop

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What is the denotation of all of these words: home, house, dwelling, residence?

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a place in which someone lives

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What kind of irony is present in this situation: a man who needed medical assistance is run over by an ambulance.

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Situational Irony

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What type of irony is it when a person is in disguise and the other character talks with him as if he is someone else, adding to the humor of the dialogue?

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Dramatic Irony

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A person steps into a hurricane and says, "what nice weather we're having!" What type of irony is this?

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Verbal Irony

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a character who contrasts with the main character in order to highlight the main character's attributes

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Character Foil

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A sentence or two that summarizes the main idea of an essay, research paper, or speech

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thesis

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an alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect with explanations

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glossary

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a literary device that writers use to describe distinctive characteristics or essential features

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characterization