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$100 Answer from Buzzwords

An overwhelming amount of something: I’ve received a _________ of e-mails with pictures attached to them, and this has caused my computer to run slowly.

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What is barrage?

$200 Answer from Buzzwords

Never ending or continual: The __________ up-and-down motion of the boat upon the sea has made Jim sea sick.

$200 Question from Buzzwords

What is perpetual?

$300 Answer from Buzzwords

To get rid of; to eliminate; to disprove: In order to _________ the JFK conspiracy theory, the myth-busting team recreated the assassination scene and tested whether the “magic bullet” could travel as some believe it did.

$300 Question from Buzzwords

What is dispel?

$400 Answer from Buzzwords

To place something over something else: Cassie _________ her paper over the image in order to trace it.

$400 Question from Buzzwords

What is a superimposed?

$500 Answer from Buzzwords

To treat others as you want to be treated: Cameron showed __________ to his friends by doing a random act of kindness for each of them.

$500 Question from Buzzwords

What is a respect?

$100 Answer from Grammar & Writing

The three necessary elements of a simple sentence

$100 Question from Grammar and Writing

What are a complete subject, complete predicate, and a complete thought?

$200 Answer from Grammar and Writing

The type of sentence featured in the following example: John forgot his wallet, so he was unable to purchase the items on his grocery list.

$200 Question from Grammar & Writing

What is a compound sentence?

$300 Answer from Grammar & Writing

The “P” in the acronym “PLEA.” It’s the statement that features the topic of a paragraph; it’s the statement that contains an inference that will be followed by documented evidence and commentary.

$300 Question from Irregular Verbs

What is Point?

$400 Answer from Grammar & Writing

The name for this poorly written sentence, which one should avoid in formal writing; a sentence that joins independent clauses without proper punctuation: He forgot his wallet, he was unable to purchase the items on his grocery list.

$400 Question from Grammar & Writing

What is a run-on sentence?

$500 Answer from Grammar & Writing

The “L” in the acronym “PLEA.” The bold-print statement in the following example: Felix won the fight because he suckered Antonio into a slugfest: “The two boxers fought toe-to-toe . . . " (Thomas 285).

$500 Question from Grammar & Writing

What is the Link?

$100 Answer from Literature

The main conflict in the short story “Amigo Brothers”

$100 Question from Literature

What is the fact that the two amigo brothers must fight each other in an elimination bout; the winner of which will move on to the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions?

$200 Answer from Literature

The lesson to be learned from a story: Friendship is more important than a boxing match.

$200 Question from Literature

What is theme?

$300 Answer from Literature

In the plot of a story, the point at which the conflicts are resolved.

$300 Question from LiteratureWhat is the resolution?

$400 Answer from Literature

Words whose sounds suggest their meanings: bong, bang, boom, smack, etc.

$400 Question from LiteratureWhat is onomatopoeia?

$500 Answer from Literature

A narrator’s explicit description of a character; the reader does not have to make an inference about the character: “Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas were both seventeen years old” (Thomas 283).

$500 Question from LiteratureWhat is direct characterization?

$100 Answer from Key Terms

A comparison, meant to produce strong imagery, that shows how two different things are alike without using the words “like” or “as” to make this comparison: “Thompson Square park was a beehive of activity . . . " (Thomas 286).

$100 Question from Key Terms

What is a metaphor?

$200 Answer from Key Terms

The perspective of the narrator in “Amigo Brothers.” The narrator is not a character (but follows the thoughts and feelings of both main characters), and the writer uses third-person pronouns.

$200 Question from Key Terms

What is third-person omniscient?

$300 Answer from Key Terms

Extreme exaggeration (not meant for deception), intended to emphasize a point and to create imagery: He caught a fish the size of Texas. He is older than dirt. The line must be a mile long.

$300 Answer from Key Terms

What is hyperbole?

$400 Answer from Key Terms

Vivid description; a writer’s attempt to appeal to a reader’s senses so that the reader can better visualize a scene

$400 Question from Key Terms

What is imagery?

$500 Answer from Key Terms

Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object: The sun peeked through the clouds. His stomach is growling. The clock is telling me that it’s time to go.

$500 Question from Key Terms

What is personification?