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English 12 List 2

Intrinsic - belonging to a thing by its very nature

Deplorable - causing or being the subject of grief or regret

Embellish - to beautify by orientation; to adorn

Guile - crafty or artful deception

Relinquish - to renounce or surrender

Portent - an indication of something about to happen

Gratuitous - free; complimentary

Relegate - to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

Diction - a writer’s choice of words

Metaphor - a figure of speech that compares to unlike things

Tone - a writer’s attitude towards the subject

To - part of a phrase (I will go to your house)

Too - excess (She has too many shoes)

Two - numeral 2 (Two pizzas were ordered)

English 12 List 2

Intrinsic - belonging to a thing by its very nature

Deplorable - causing or being the subject of grief or regret

Embellish - to beautify by orientation; to adorn

Guile - crafty or artful deception

Relinquish - to renounce or surrender

Portent - an indication of something about to happen

Gratuitous - free; complimentary

Relegate - to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

Diction - a writer’s choice of words

Metaphor - a figure of speech that compares to unlike things

Tone - a writer’s attitude towards the subject

To - part of a phrase (I will go to your house)

Too - excess (She has too many shoes)

Two - numeral 2 (Two pizzas were ordered)