Their Eyes Were Watching God Vocabulary 3 Quiz

Master 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' vocabulary with our quiz! Define, match, and apply essential literary terms.

Match the term with the definition. commiserate to feel or express sorrow, compassion, or sympathy pacify to ease the anger of; soothe temporize to act to suit the time or occasion refract to deflect from a straight path The sisters did not speak to each other for a week because of the _ between them. strife stolidness promontory pretense The princess witnessed the _ of the frog into a prince after she kissed him. insinuation strife scimitars transfiguration I resent her _ that I can't do it without her help. insinuation transfiguration usurper scimitars Sort the following synonym and antonym word pairs. Synonyms scimitar - sword pretense - deception Antonyms menial - professional pacify - agitate Match the term to the definition. Usurper A person who seizes or holds by force or without right Pretense Pretending or feigning; a false show of something Promontory A high point of land or rock jutting out into a body of water Stolidness The state of being unemotional Transfiguration A change of form or appearance _ on the ground, a wounded Frank tried to crawl away from his attackers. pacifying prostrating refracting temporizing My wealthy aunt who enjoys flaunting her wealth always wears an _ diamond necklace. menial strife pretense ostentatious If we take one more step off the mountain’s _ , we will fall into the ocean. stolidness promontory usurper insinuation As a mother, I _ strongly with the woman whose child was kidnapped. pacify refract temporize commiserate