Vocabulary List 6

This game has gripped me like a monkey to a banana. Can you figure

out the meaning of the bolded word? Also, which device is used in Suzie’s word bubble?

The children were immediately captivated by the new computer game.

to attract/hold interest through charm, art, or excellence

Device: simile

The teacher fully integrated the new standards into her lessons.

Her student’s brains were libraries of information by the end of the year.

What does the bolded word mean? Also what device is being used (in blue font)?

Definition: to combine parts into a whole/ incorporate/ mix in

Device: Metaphor

The Joker is Batman’s biggest adversary.

What mood is felt from this image?

Definition: a person/obstacle that opposes or resists; enemy

Mood: eerie, spooky, scary, etc.

We had to adapt to the frigid weather of Canada after staying in Florida for so long.

Swish, swoosh is heard when Bill walks by.

What does the bold word mean? Which device is being used in pink?

Definition: to adjust/modify to fit the new purpose/environment

Device: onomatopoeia

Counting four other people on the mountain, I was becoming less apprehensive about the climb.

At first I thought I was 100

miles up in the sky…

What does the bolded word mean, what is the device in blue?

Definition: nervous/worried/ afraid that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Device: hyperbole

There is ample space for five people’s luggage in our new van’s very vast trunk.

What is the

meaning of

the bolded

word? What

device is being used

(underlined

part).

Definition: plenty/ enough or more than adequate in size, amount, scope

Device: alliteration

Subsequent to their tour of the museums in New York, they had dinner at a five star hotel.

Definition: happening later or after something else

Definition: His best trait is his sense of humor.

I wanted to bring a penguin home but my

parents said that wasn't going to fly.

Definition:a unique feature/characteristic in a person

Device: pun

It takes a diligent reader to get through a 1,000 page novel in two days.

Definition: steady, earnest, and energetic effort/work

 Throwing all discretion to the wind, he blurted out the real reason for his absence.

The title is what type of figurative language?

I’ll leave it up to your discretion whether you want to tell her or not.

Definition: being careful about what you do or say; using your own judgment.

Device: metaphor

SUFFIXES- add to the end of a wordtell you if a word is past or present tensetell you what PART OF SPEECH a word is

ADJ:-able, -ble readable, credible, incredible, edible

ADJ:-acious gracious, spacious, cretacious

ADJ:-ical magical, typical, radical, critical

ADJ:-est tallest, shortest, smartest, biggest

ADJ:-ful bashful, plentiful, beautiful

ADJ:-ish foolish, childish, skiddish

ADJ:-less childless, loveless, smokeless, restless

ADJ:-like childlike, adultlike, playlike,

-ly ADJ: Describes a noun- elderlyADVERB: Describe a verb- quickly

-er ADJ: Comparing two things- taller, shorter, faster, smarterNOUN: Add it to a verb- teacher, walker, runner