Vocabulary Words

3. customs, arts, social institutions of a group.
6. savagely violent.
8. language that connects to the five senses (sight, smells, sounds, taste, touch) to create an image or description.
10. describes something that compares something to another.
14. the act of attributing human characteristics to non-human things.
16. words that are used to mean something other than or more than the literal meaning. Examples include similes and metaphors.
19. a short phrase to recall na code of behavior.
20. a dependent clause that indicates time, place, concession, or cause and effect.
21. to breathe or blow into something.
22. transmission of customs or beliefs from one generation to the next.

1. a phrase that begins with a preposition and can tell the reader how, when, where, or which.
2. isolation based on race, class, gender, or ethnic origin.
4. to be treated of no importance.
5. having the same value or quantity of something.
7. something that is precious.
9. language that repeats the same word or phrases to emphasize an idea.
11. miserable or boring.
12. to fill with positive feelings, emotions, or thoughts.
13. describes something that compares two things using “like” or “as”.
15. causing sudden damage or violence.
17. in, on, or onto.
18. to make someone gain confidence.