Vocabulary from Sin and Syntax, Ch 1-8

Match the following words to their definitions:

• commonplace

• poignant

• evoking a sense of regret

• euphemism

• Indirect word used for one that is harsh

• vacuously

• exploiting others without giving back

• parasitic

• Empty or lacking contents or ideas

• banal

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the following:

• standing in for someone or something

• proxy

• a long, official letter

• missive

• able to preceive or feel

• sentient

• a build-up to a peak

• crescendo

• abrupt or disjointed in style

• staccato

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match the following

• warnings

• caveats

• to surrender or cease resisting

• pedestrian

• commonplace

• solipsistic

• selfish or self-centered

• capitulate

• to avoid or keep away from

• eschew

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Orwell's sentence, with its inflated abstractions, makes a mess of a statement that started out as the ​ (a)   of simplicity.

• epitome
• myriad
• parodies
• pedant
• diminuendo

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Brilliant ​ (a)   don't rely on lame adverbs or weak verbs to tell a good story.

• parodies
• obfuscators
• juxtaposition
• homage
• raconteurs

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Professional​ (a)   may spin out a sentence so that no one can clearly understand the meaning or follow the idea.

• obfuscators
• pedants
• pundits
• parodies
• missives

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

All of the words in a verb phrase act​ (a)   rather than taking away from the value of the other words.

• symbioticly
• parasitically
• succinctly
• sentiently
• poignantly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

The teacher showed a​ (a)   of​ (b)   so students could see her expectations on the assignment.

• myriad
• paragons
• pretense
• euphemism
• mnemonic
• justaposition
• cacophony

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4