There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans. What does benign mean?

It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer.

What does surfeit mean?

There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and other local plants.

What does indigenous mean?

After the Romans left, a millennium and a half passed before people again lived in such comfort. Churchill wrote, “From the year 400 until the year 1900 no one had central heating and very few had hot baths.”

What does millennium mean?

Many years before, Caesar’s men had tried and failed to invade Britain. No doubt this contributed to the xenophobia of the Romans. They were cautious about strangers who entered their country.

What does xenophobia mean?

Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years of peace ended in darkness and confusion.

What does vicissitudes mean?

The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.

What does mitigate mean?

We knew he couldn’t hold out much longer, because he had been doomed from the beginning. One night he met his ineluctable fate.

What does ineluctable mean?

1. How would you characterize the tone of the following sentence: "I won the game fair and square — and I'll fight anyone who says differently!"

Tone is most closely related to:

What kind of tone would you most likely find in a newspaper editorial that endorses a political candidate?

What is the tone of the following sentence? "'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

The author wants you to do, buy, or believe something.

The author wants to give you information

textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are examples of:

fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

In what point of view does a character within the story retell his or her experiences or impressions from their own perspective?

In what point of view is the story written from the perspective of “you?”

In what point of view does the narrator remain a detailed observer, telling only the stories action and dialogue?