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What's the Root?
An example of
More Key Terms
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Where you would look to find a map of South Carolina
What is atlas
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This is when the same consonant sound is repeated in several words in a sentence or phrase Ex. Mary is making muffins for Monday's party.
What is alliteration
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unhappy
What is happy
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Frank's friends were all fired up for fantasy football!
What is alliteration
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This compares two things without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
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Where you would look to find an article about Abe Lincoln
What is the encyclopedia
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This is the opposite of a word
What is antonym
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healthier
What is healthy
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She was as happy as a clam.
What is simile
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This is what the passage was all about - the who, what, where, when and why
What is the main idea
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Where you would look to find a definition of "isthmus"
What is the dictionary
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This is a word that means something similar to another word
What is synonym
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subcategory
What is category
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It was raining so much, I thought my car was going to float away.
What is hyperbole
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This is when you use what you know, combined with what you've read, to draw conclusions
What is infer or inference
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Where you would look to find a synonym for happy
What is the thesaurus
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This compares two things using "like" or "as"
What is simile
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disagree
What is agree
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The sun was smiling on our picnic.
What is personification
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These are key words in a sentence that help you figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words
What are context clues
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Where you would look to find the population of Catawissa PA
What is an almanac
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This is an example of what literary device: "Jim is 6 feet 2 inches tall and his nickname is 'Tiny' "
What is irony
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admirable
What is admire
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He was a bulldozer, plowing through the other team on his way to the net.
What is metaphor
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This is an exaggeration written to express meaning and emphasize understanding Ex. "I was so hungry, I could have eaten a horse!"
What is hyperbole
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