Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

Irony

Back

When the opposite of what is expected happens.

Front

Macabre

Back

Scary or related to death and horror.

Front

Override

Back

To cancel, overrule, or take control over something.

Front

Intrinsic

Back

Something natural or essential.

Front

Perception

Back

How you see, understand, or interpret something.

Front

Antonym

Back

A word that means the opposite of another word.

Front

Synonym

Back

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Front

Metaphor

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Simile

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Alliteration

Back

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.