voacb list 1

Question 1

analogy

Answer 1

A comparison between two different items

Question 2

chronological

Answer 2

arranged according to time order

Question 3

clause

Answer 3

A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb

Question 4

contrast

Answer 4

to show differences

Question 5

denotation

Answer 5

literal or dictionary definition of the word

Question 6

diction

Answer 6

author’s choice of words

Question 7

euphemism

Answer 7

A more acceptable way of saying something that causes discomfort

Question 8

genre

Answer 8

The major categories into which a literary work fits

Question 9

homily

Answer 9

A serious talk involving moral or spiritual advice

Question 10

infer

Answer 10

to conclude from evidence

Question 11

loose sentence

Answer 11

A sentence in which the independent clause comes first

Question 12

metonymy

Answer 12

A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for another closely associated with it

Question 13

narrative

Answer 13

The telling of a story

Question 14

paradox

Answer 14

A statement that appears self-contradictory

Question 15

repetition

Answer 15

The duplication of any sound, word, phrase, or grammatical pattern

Question 16

sarcasm

Answer 16

better language that is intended to hurt a person or thing

Question 17

sophistication

Answer 17

wisdom cause by world experience

Question 18

synesthetic

Answer 18

involving more than one sense

Question 19

subject complement

Answer 19

The word or words that follow a linking verb

Question 20

ambiguity

Answer 20

something who’s meeting is uncertain