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STAAR Word Work
STAAR Vocab for Dictionary Skills, Context Clues
Term | Definition |
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Dictionary | A book that gives the meaning of words |
Definition | A statement that tells what a word means |
Match | Something that is similar or exactly like something else |
Meaning | The definition of a word |
Context Clues | Words in a text that help the reader figure out the meaning of another word |
Guide Words | The words at the top of each page in the dictionary that lets you know which words can be found on that page |
Entry Words | a word in boldface type that is being explained in a dictionary |
Synonyms | Words that mean about the same |
Root Word | The base word before any prefixes or suffixes are added |
Prefix | A word part added to the beginning of a word, in front of the root word, that changes the meaning of the word slightly |
Suffix | A word part added to the end of a word, after the root word, that changes the meaning of the word slightly |
Antonyms | Words that have opposite meanings |