Module 1 Vocabulary Review

Figurative means

• Language that is literal and straightforward.
• Language that avoids any form of expression.
• Language that is only used in technical writing.
• Language that uses figures of speech. It is not literal; metaphorical.

Representing the exact words of the original text

• Literal

• Circular

• Infer

• Chamber

What is a synonym?

• A word with the same or similar meaning.
• A word with the opposite meaning.
• A phrase that describes an action.
• A type of punctuation mark.

Arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence

• Synthesize

• Honorable

• Infer

What does anonymous mean?

• Not identified or named.

• Publicly recognized.
• Famous or well-known.
• Known or identified.

Synthesize means to combine (a number of things) into a whole. True or False?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Worthy of honor

• honorable
• esteemed
• noble
• respectable

What does concentrate mean?

• To separate components into distinct parts.
• To dilute a substance; to spread out evenly.
• To ignore distractions and daydream.
• To focus attention on a particular object or activity.

Brave, not deterred by danger or pain

• courageous

• timid
• cowardly
• fearful

Having the form of a circle

• square
• triangular
• circular