NWEA Vocabulary Week 1

Front

What is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?

Back

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What do you call a passage taken from a book, article, etc.?

Back

Excerpt

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

Front

What word means empty?

Back

Void

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

What is a government ruled by a king or queen called?

Back

Monarchy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What does very hot and dry refer to?

Back

Torrid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

Front

What is a term for a story that teaches a lesson, often with animals as characters?

Back

Parable

Tags

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

What is the term for a letter or written communication?

Back

Correspondence

Tags

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

What is a stanza?

Back

A group of lines forming a verse in a poem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What does the word 'galliant' mean?

Back

Brave or heroic.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

What is a stereotype?

Back

An oversimplified idea or image of a particular type of person or thing.