Vocab 1
BEAMS
Thick pieces of wood or steel.
Numbers or diagrams.
VARIATION
Different approach to a topic.
EXCERPT
Example: one chapter of a book or one paragraph of a newspaper article.
ASTRONOMER
Scientist who studies outer space and the bodies in it.
LEARN'D
a shortened version of the word Learned.
LECTURE
A talk, usually given by a teacher or other expert, on a single topic.
UNACCOUNTABLE
Something that cannot be explained;
A person who does not take responsibility.
ALLAH
Arabic word for GOD
A large tree that can live for several hundred years and grow to a height over 150 feet.
A symbol
IMMENSE
Extremely Large
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition. Similes and Metaphors are two examples of figurative language.
Simile
Comparing 2 things using the word like or as.
RUE
Regret or feel sorry about
RHYME
words that end in the same sound or sounds.
CAUTIOUS
careful
CONVENIENT
Easy to find
PLASH
SEAM
Where 2 things connect
SLANT RHYME
When 2 words share only the same final consonant sound.
CONTENT
Words or subject of a piece of writing.
FORM
The shape structure, or appearance of a piece of writing.
OAR
A long thing, usually wooden pole or with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat.