AIDS was a deadly __________________ in the 1980's and 1990's.

The car salesman tried to _________________ my father into all sorts of additional expenses.

The teacher of my AP class would always _________________ us with hours of homework.

After a few happy years, their marriage broke down over constant _______________.

He couldn't really speak the language, so he sometimes came off as ______________ and unfriendly.

Cigarettes can be a ____________________ on one's health and well-being.

The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a story.

When the reader knows something the characters do not.

The main idea or meaning of a literary work.

Giving human qualities to an animal or object.

A sentence or phrase with a different, alternate meaning. (Example: "Hit the books" or "Don't cry over spilt milk")