Vocabulary Words

Question 1

1 or more words printed on the top of the page of a reference book to help readers locate words

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guide letters

Question 2

language that causes people to see pictures in their mind.

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imagery

Question 3

a situation that is strange or funny because things happen, but not in the way expected

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irony

Question 4

a comparison of different objects that have some kind of similarity w/o using like or as.

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metaphor

Question 5

a phrase that has a literal and figurative meaning.

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idiom

Question 6

when you try to get someone to do or believe something

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persuasive

Question 7

a funny way to use the different definitions and meanings of words to create a cheesy joke

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pun

Question 8

when something makes something else happen.

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cause

Question 9

a feeling of nervousness or excitement caused by wondering what will happen.

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suspense

Question 10

a type of text that describes how to do something

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instruction

Question 11

the major news stories reported in newspapers, magazines, or tv programs

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headline

Question 12

when a person gives hints to what will happen later in the story.

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foreshadowing

Question 13

an extreme exaggeration, authors use these to get readers to notice a part of text

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hyperbole

Question 14

when you repeat or use what someone has said or written.

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quote

Question 15

to find an answer or solution to something

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resolve

Question 16

words written as sound effects to help the reader hear the sounds that are happening

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onomatopoeia

Question 17

to understand how the character acts and feels.

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characterize

Question 18

a usually small piece of printed paper that saves you money for something you want to buy

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coupon

Question 19

going back to an earlier time in someone's life.

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flashback

Question 20

events that happen after the climax, when the story begins to get towards the end.

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falling action

Question 21

a respectful and professional discussion between two sides with different points of view

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debate

Question 22

a section in a newspaper, magazine, internet that sells things like houses, jobs, & used cars

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classified ad

Question 23

playing around with words, especially homonyms, to try to make humor out of them

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word play

Question 24

person not seen in the story that describes what is happening in the story.

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narrate

Question 25

a statement about what will happen or might happen in the future.

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prediction

Question 26

drawing that explains or shows the parts of something.

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diagram

Question 27

the arrangement of things put in order when they happened.

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chronological

Question 28

a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson.

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parable

Question 29

Materials like charts, organizers and graphs at the end of books that help people get more info

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appendix

Question 30

a document which was written or created during the time under study

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primary source

Question 31

a short written, or typed message from one person or department to another person or department

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memo

Question 32

When you don't specifically say what you are thinking but instead try to get people to guess.

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allusion

Question 33

introduction of a fictional story, where you learn about the characters and the setting.

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exposition

Question 34

giving non-human things, human qualities and abilities.

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personification

Question 35

a change or a set of changes that corrects or improves something

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revision

Question 36

the main topic that something is talking about

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subject

Vocabulary Words

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Vocabulary Words

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