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The Attack on Pearl Harbor By Sean Price

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Tier III Words Dictatorship - a ruler with total power who usually takes it by force. Isolationists- wanting to be apart from everyone else.

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Tier III Words Destroyer- small, fast war ship designed to take out submarines Ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun Anti-aircraft guns- designed to defend against enemy aircraft.

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seized- verb capture using force The army seized the undefended town

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alliance - noun friendship; agreement The boys formed an alliance to fight off the school bully

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poised- adjective self-assured; confident The girl was perfectly poised during her balance beam routine

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foe- noun enemy in war; opponent; adversary Her ability was acknowledged by friend and foe alike.

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misrouted- verb wrong course or travel The package I ordered was misrouted so I didnt get it in time for the holidays.

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emblem- noun image/symbol Some school dress codes state you can not wear any clothing with emblems.

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obnoxious- adjective annoying/offensive Her attitude in class was obnoxious so she was sent to the office.

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paranoid- adjective suspicious/fearful The old lady was paranoid and thought the hooded teenage was following her.

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jubilant- adjective victorious/rejoicing The Iowa Hawkeyes were jubilant when they finally won a game.

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infamy- noun shocking; evil act; criminal The bully established his own infamy by constantly pushing kids around.

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Synecdoche n a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 head of cattle for 50 cows, or the army for a soldier

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Synecdoche Examples All hands on deck Man your battle stations On the double These are also examples of Idioms idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up