vocabulary study by Makai Simmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix en-us 2022-03-04 12:56:51 UTC 2025-11-09 17:11:33 UTC hello@padlet.com tone (noun) makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295140234 Definition- vocal or musical sound of a specific quality.

Synonym- Sound, Voice, Speech

Antonym- Colorful, Blacken, Rightness

Sentence- Watch your tone talking to me!
]]> 2022-09-13 20:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295140234 metaphor(noun) makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295191337 def-the subject matter of a conversation or discussion 

syn-content,substance,Question

ant-Con- disapproval, misconception

sent- What is the birthday theme.



]]> 2022-09-13 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295191337 Speaker makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295193293 def-a person who speaks.
syn-orator
ant-detractor
sent-The speaker is talking on the radio.
]]> 2022-09-13 21:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295193293 Rhyme Scheme makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295200230 def-the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

syn-sapphic, poetic, lyrical.

ant-differ (from), disagree (with)

sent- The stanzas have a good rhyme scheme.




]]> 2022-09-13 22:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295200230 stanza makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295253915 def-a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
syn-refrain.
ant-inactivity natural object 
sent- Don't forget to use your stanza in your poem.
]]> 2022-09-13 23:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295253915 theme(noun) makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295258109 def-the subject matter of a conversation or discussion 
syn-content,substance,Question
ant-Con- disapproval, misconception  
sent- What  is the birthday theme.]]> 2022-09-13 23:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295258109 metaphor (noun) makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295304521 Def- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Syn- Image, Trope, Analogy

Ant- fact, truth,accuracy

Sentence- The poem had a lot of metaphors describing love.   ]]> 2022-09-14 00:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2295304521 tone makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318452157 def-the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
syn-sound
ant- accent 
sent-Watch your tone talking to me!
]]> 2022-09-29 00:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318452157 mood makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318458007 def-inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind.
syn-humor
ant-unresponsiveness
sent- the mood of the movie was very outstanding
]]> 2022-09-29 00:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318458007 imagery makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318461530 def-visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
syn-imagination
ant-uncreativeness
sent- i liked the imagery of the story the language and description was perfect.
]]> 2022-09-29 00:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318461530 sensory language makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318463816 def- words that link readers to the five senses: touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste.
syn-sensorial
ant-sensile
sent-i used the sensory language before i read the book]]> 2022-09-29 00:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2318463816 loathsome makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328393983 def-causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
syn-despicable
ant-lovable 
sent-She frequently walks a dog, a loathsome animal who fails to warm to my affection.


]]> 2022-10-05 23:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328393983 galling makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328396741 def-markedly irritating
syn-annoying
ant-pleasing
sent-It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated. 















]]> 2022-10-05 23:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328396741 copious makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328400793 def-abundant in supply or quantity.
syn-abundant
ant-sparse
sent-I went out for dinner last night and drank copious amounts of red wine. 
































]]> 2022-10-05 23:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328400793 avarice makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328405538 def-extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
syn-greed
ant-generosity
sent-He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.
]]> 2022-10-05 23:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328405538 sanction makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328418142 def-a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
syn-penalty
ant-reward
sent-The country acted without the sanction of the other nations. ]]> 2022-10-05 23:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328418142 complicit makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328420121 def-involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.
syn-culpably involved
ant-ignorance
sent- He did not witness her execution, yet he and the others are complicit in her death.
]]> 2022-10-06 00:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2328420121 tone makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389010009 def-the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
syn-sound
ant- accent 
sent-Watch your tone talking to me!
]]> 2022-11-17 21:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389010009 Diction makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389012077 def-the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
syn-parlance
ant-quiet
sent-His diction wasn't very good.
]]> 2022-11-17 21:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389012077 Syntax makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389013761 def-the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
syn-grammar
ant-disorganization
sent-Syntax allows us to understand that we wouldn't write, "Hit Jillian the ball."
]]> 2022-11-17 21:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389013761 Denotation makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389015705 def- the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
syn- extension
ant-ambiguity
sent-the denotation for blue is the color blue.
]]> 2022-11-17 21:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389015705 Connotation makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389017965 def-an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

syn- overtone

ant-insignificancy

sent-For many people, care homes for the elderly have negative connotations. 
]]> 2022-11-17 21:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2389017965 literal makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574302444 def-taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.

]]> 2023-05-01 23:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574302444 figurative makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574304248 departing from a literal use of words metaphorical.

]]> 2023-05-01 23:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574304248 imagery makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574304909 visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

]]> 2023-05-01 23:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574304909 idiom makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574305379 a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.]]> 2023-05-01 23:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574305379 Personification makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574307355 the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

]]> 2023-05-01 23:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574307355 metaphor makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574308413 a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

]]> 2023-05-01 23:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574308413 Simile makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574308744 a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid]]> 2023-05-01 23:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574308744 Connotations makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574309079 an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

]]> 2023-05-01 23:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574309079 Denotations makaisimmons https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574309676 the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

]]> 2023-05-01 23:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/makaisimmons/skdv8kp88y2g8dix/wish/2574309676