Vocab 3

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

the formation of mental images, figures, of likenesses of things, or of such images collectively

Question 4

Slough

Answer 4

an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamp like region

Question 5

Belligerent

Answer 5

warlike; given to waging war

Question 6

Nonchalantly

Answer 6

cooly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

Question 7

Momentum

Answer 7

force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events

Question 8

Baying

Answer 8

a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent

Question 9

Runt

Answer 9

The smallest of the litter

Question 10

Winced

Answer 10

to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow

Question 11

Riffle

Answer 11

to move hastily; to flutter or shift

Question 12

Quavering

Answer 12

to shake tremendously; quiver or tremble