Vocab Test English 3 (12/05/22)

Question 1

fear that something bad will happen; anxiety

Answer 1

apprehension

Question 2

respect or humble submission given to someone or something that is superior to another in some way

Answer 2

deference

Question 3

the state of being permanent, or unchanging

Answer 3

fixity

Question 4

incapable of being described with words
inexpressible

Answer 4

ineffable

Question 5

having an evil or harmful nature or effect

Answer 5

malign

Question 6

in a way that exceeds that which is normal or natural
unnatural

Answer 6

preternaturally

Question 7

to extend or lie across
to pass or move over, along, or through

Answer 7

traverse

Question 8

the central idea or message in a text

Answer 8

theme

Question 9

a significant word, phrase, image, description, idea or other elements that is repeated throughout a story and indicates or supports the theme
a dominant idea or feature
recurring

Answer 9

motif

Question 10

interrupts that chronological sequence, the front line action or “present” line of the story, to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past.

Answer 10

flashback