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Reading Vocab List 1
STAAR Reading Vocabulary - List #1 - This stack is the words and definitions.
Term | Definition |
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AFFIX | letters added to the beginning or ending of a word that changes its meaning |
ALLITERATION | words with the same starting sound |
HYPERBOLE | a large exaggeration (a statement that represents something as better than it really is) |
IDIOM | a common saying that means something different than it says |
METAPHOR | a comparison between two things WITHOUT using like or as |
ONOMATOPOEIA | a word that mimics (imitates) the sound of the object or action it refers to |
PERSONIFICATION | giving human qualities to an object or animal |
PREFIX | a group of letters added before a word or base that changes its meaning |
SIMILE | a comparison between two things using like or as |
SUFFIX | a group of letters added after a word or base that changes its meaning |