B E L L R I N G E R S

1. seethe –verb- to bubble and churn as if boiling
2. solemn –adj.- grave; very serious
3. myopic –adj.- near-sighted
4. vulnerable –adj.- easy to attack and to hurt
5. aberration –noun- abnormal; different from the normal

1. seethe –verb- to bubble and churn as if boiling
2. solemn –adj.- grave; very serious
3. myopic –adj.- near-sighted
4. vulnerable –adj.- easy to attack and to hurt
5. aberration –noun- abnormal; different from the normal
6. syntax- The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.
7. tone- The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience, and it is conveyed through the author’s choice of words and detail.

6. writhe –verb- to twist and turn
7. anticlimax –noun- a sudden letdown; a disappointment
8. unkempt –adj.- sloppy; untidy
9. simultaneous –adj.- happening at the same time
10. precipitously –adv. done or acting too quickly and without enough thought.

8. writhe –verb- to twist and turn
9. anticlimax –noun- a sudden letdown; a disappointment
10. unkempt –adj.- sloppy; untidy
11. simultaneous –adj.- happening at the same time
12. precipitously –adv. done or acting too quickly and without enough thought.
13. theme- The central message in a literary work; the author’s intended message (aim).
14. understatement- The opposite of hyperbole. It is a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is: e.g., “I could probably manage to survive on a salary of two million dollars per years.”

Match the synonyms to the vocabulary words.
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near-sighted, narrow-minded, impaired________
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helpless, weak, exposed_________ twisting, turning, wiggle____________

Match the synonyms (words that mean the same thing) to the vocabulary words.
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Sloppy, untidy, disorderly,____________ abnormal, different, unique , __________ coincidental, concurrent, synchronized _______

Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Remember to write out the entire sentence.
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His _________expression let us know that the situation was very serious.
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I had already read the book, so watching the movie felt like an ______________ because I knew what would happen.
The sudden earthquake caused the walls to
_____________ shake.