5th Gr Wit and Wisdom Module 2 Vocabulary

playful or clever use of words to create humor

• synonym

• literal language

• wordplay

Raining cats and dogs is an example of an ...

• definition

• idiom

• pun

peculiar

• different; unusual; strange or abnormal

• great; super; amazing

• difficult; hard; tough

To have great knowledge, learning or experience

• ignorance

• confusion

• wisdom

To see something in your head while it is being described or read to you; imagine

• organize

• visualize

• pretend

ignorance

• Creating images in your mind

• Having much knowledge or experience

• A state of not knowing; lack of education or awareness

The _____ was a boring, gloomy place in which nothing happens.

• Expectations

• Doldrums

• Tollbooth

A state of having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest; inactivity; idleness

• Energy

• Lethargy

• Hungry

"Killing time"

• dying

• wasting time

• beating a clock with a hammer

humbug

• a beetlle that hums

• a hummingbird eating a bug

• a dishonest or insincere person; phony; imposter; fake; deceiver