M2 Lessons 5 to 8

Question 1

wisdom

Answer 1

Accumulated knowledge or learning

Question 2

lethargy

Answer 2

A state of having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling

Question 3

knowledge

Answer 3

Understanding of a topic or idea through earning or experience

Question 4

tollbooth

Answer 4

A small building in which payments are collected so that passage on or access to a roadway can be permitted

Question 5

diction

Answer 5

The choice of words in speech or writing

Question 6

visualize

Answer 6

To see something in your head while you think about it or as it is being described

Question 7

ignorance

Answer 7

A state of not knowing; lack of awareness or education

Question 8

phantom

Answer 8

Seemingly real but actually not real

Question 9

sensory language

Answer 9

The use of details that appeal to a reader’s senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch/feel) to add color and depth to writing and help readers visualize what an author is writing about

Question 10

market

Answer 10

A place in which goods are bought and sold

Question 11

doldrums

Answer 11

A boring, gloomy place or state of mind, in which nothing happens

Question 12

juxtaposition

Answer 12

The act of placing things close together or side by side in a work of art