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LifePac LA GR8-1

LifePac Language Arts Vocab Grade 8 Unit 1

TermDefinition
affix a syllable or syllables added to a word or the base of a word to chage its meaning or use; a prefix or suffix
analogy a comparison between like or similar things or between dissimilar things in related categories
base word the form of a word to which prefixes or suffixes are attached
combining form the form of a word used to combine with other words or combining forms to make new words
comparative the second degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, used when two things are being compared
context clue other parts of a sentence or paragraph that determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word
critical thinking the testing and evaluation of possible solutions to a problem or explanation of a phenomenon
figurative meaning using words in a sense other than their literal meaning, as in poetry or figures of speech. "You're pulling my leg" is meant figuratively, not literally
grammatical meaning the meaning of a word or morpheme apart from its semantic meaning, indicating grammatical function, tense, etc.
inflection a word ending used to show case, number, gender, person, tense, mood, voice or comparison
literal meaning the usual meaning of a word without exaggeration or imagination
morpheme the smallest part of a word that has meaning of its own; it may be a word, an affix, or an inflection
native English word a word that originated in the English language, as opposed to a borrowed word or a word coined from borrowed elements
root a base, not necessarily the whole word, to what affixes are added to form new words
semantic meaning the meaning of a word apart of inflections and affixes; lexical meaning. Is, am, was and were all have the semantic meaning be.
superlative the highest degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, used to compare more than two things
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