Unit 25-storytelling

Question 1

enthrall

Answer 1

• hold spellbound
  enchant, enrapture, enthral, ravish, transport, delight
  delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; “These colors please the senses”; “a pleasing sensation”

Question 2

All the more

Answer 2

Even more

Question 3

Moving

Answer 3

Cause strong feelings sympathy

Question 4

tear·jerk·er (tîr′jûr′kər)

Answer 4

n. Slang

A grossly sentimental story, drama, or performance.

Question 5

grip•ping (ˈgrɪp ɪŋ)

Answer 5

adj.

holding the attention or interest intensely: a gripping drama.

Question 6

let up

Answer 6

1. to diminish. I hope this rain lets up a little soon. When the snow lets up so I can see, I will drive to the store.
2. to stop [doing something] altogether. The rain let up about noon, and the sun came out.

Question 7

nail-biting ​

Answer 7

A nail-biting ​situation is very ​exciting or ​worrying because you do not ​know how it will end:

Question 8

Far-fetched

Answer 8

adjective unconvincing, unlikely, strained, fantastic, incredible, doubtful, unbelievable, dubious, unrealistic, improbable, unnatural, preposterous, implausible, hard to swallow (

Question 9

life·like (līf′līk′)

Answer 9

adj.

Accurately representing real life: a lifelike statue. See Synonyms at vivid.

Question 10

Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored: a novel with a contrived ending.

Answer 10

con·trived (kən-trīvd′)

adj.