R-T Voc 1-8 Review

Question 1

raze

Answer 1

completely destroy

Question 2

recursive

Answer 2

relating to or involving the REPEATED application of a rule, definition, or procedure to successive results.

Question 3

ramshackle

Answer 3

an object in a state of severe disrepair

Question 4

reverie

Answer 4

a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream

Question 5

reading connections

Answer 5

there are three connections that readers can make while they read something: TEXT TO SELF, TEXT TO TEXT, AND TEXT TO WORLD

Question 6

reading connection: TEXT TO SELF

Answer 6

when I read something and it reminds me of an experience in my life or the life of someone I know

Question 7

reading connection: TEXT TO TEXT

Answer 7

when I read something and it reminds me of an experience someone in something I read or watched also experienced

Question 8

reading connection: TEXT TO WORLD

Answer 8

when I read something and it reminds me of something happening in the world, news, politics

Question 9

solidarity

Answer 9

unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group

Question 10

solidarity POS?

Answer 10

NOUN - it is a thematic word…or an idea

Question 11

sensory language

Answer 11

language that uses words to create connections to five/six senses; sensory writing is used to provide the reader with a vivid image or description of something

Question 12

syntax

Answer 12

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Question 13

semantics

Answer 13

the study of the meaning of words, phrases, sentences within text; “destination” and “last stop” technically mean the same thing, but semantics analyze their subtle shades of meaning.

Question 14

sanction

Answer 14

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule

Question 15

scintillate

Answer 15

emit flashes of light; sparkle, gleam, shine, twinkle

Question 16

summary

Answer 16

a precise and concise recount which includes the theme, plot, lesson, and information from the beginning, the middle, and the end of the text

Question 17

symbolism

Answer 17

the use of concrete symbols to represent abstract ideas or qualities.

Question 18

shackled

Answer 18

chained or restrained

Question 19

shackled POS?

Answer 19

VERB - an action

Question 20

taut

Answer 20

stretched or pulled tight; not wrinkled

Question 21

transgression

Answer 21

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense

Question 22

temperance

Answer 22

abstinence from the use of certain things

Question 23

NOUNAMES

Answer 23

a word that NAMES- an idea, a place, an object, or a person, it is also a THEME

Question 23

ADJECTIVE

Answer 23

a word that DESCRIBES - a noun (such as an idea, a place, an object, or a person)

Question 24

ADVERB

Answer 24

a word that DESCRIBES - HOW the action is being done (quickly)

Question 25

PREPOSITION

Answer 25

a word that NAMES - the location of the noun

Question 26

PRONOUN

Answer 26

a word that REPLACES - a noun (me, her, them, us, it)

Question 26

VERB

Answer 26

a word that NAMES - the action (predicate) done by the noun

Question 27

Passive VERB

Answer 27

has been; will be; would; is; was; to be

Question 28

Active VERBS

Answer 28

clearly name an action - ate, ran, jumped, spoke