Vocab List 8

comparison using like or as

• simile

• phantom

• metaphor

• dichotomy

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different

• allusion

• metaphor

• dichotomy

• array

so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified

• deprive

• petrified

• phantom

• metaphor

an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing

• bitter

• allusion

• deprive

• array

comparison that does NOT use like or as

• array

• simile

• phantom

• metaphor

deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something

• deprive

• allusion

• bitter

• dichotomy

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference; the practice of making allusions, especially as an artistic device

• Christmas

• petrified

• allusion

• dichotomy

the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25 in the Western Church

• Christmas

• phantom

• allusion

• Hannukah

a ghost

• petrified

• Christmas

• phantom

• dichotomy

angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

• allusion

• bitter

• petrified

• phantom