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List 11 Vocabulary

List 11 Vocab

TermDefinition
Hyper Over
Hyperbole An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken seriously.
Luna Moon
Lunatic An extremely foolish or eccentric person
Octa Eight
Octogenarian A person who is from eighty to eighty-nine years old
Amat Love
Amiable Having or displaying a pleasant, loving, and friendly manner
Contra Against
Contravene To go against an order that prohibits certain actions or behaviors
Geo Earth
Geology The science dealing with the earth’s physical structure, history, & processes
Helio Sun
Heliocentric Having the sun as the center of the solar system
Thermo Heat
Thermonuclear Involving weapons in which explosive force is produced by atomic reactions
Tetra Four
Tetrameter A verse of four measures
Meter Measure
Odometer An instrument for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle
Anagram A word, phrase, or sentence formed by rearranging the letters of another
Dirge A funeral song written in commemoration of the dead
Elegy A poem written to lament a deceased person
Allusion A reference to a historic, religious, or otherwise famous person, place, or thing
Apostrophe A direct address to an inanimate object or concept or a person who is not present
Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds within words
Onomatopoeia The use of words whose meaning is their sound
Palindrome A word, line, or verse that reads the same backwards and forwards
Anachronism An element that is out of time or place
Premise A statement or central idea that serves as the basis of a discussion or debate
Created by: GCSEnglish9
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