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Term | Definition |
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Slacken | To slow down or lesson Example; They hope the sun will come down after the rain slackens |
Apparartus | A device or set of equipment used for specific purpose Example; The apparatus used to open the hatch was broken |
Immense | Extremly big or huge Example;The immense plant offered many areas to explore |
Tumultuously | in a wild or disorderly way Example;Branches and leaves shook Tumultuosly during the storm |
Resilent | flexible and springy Example;the sturdy shelters are built to be resilent to high winds. |
Savor | To take great pleasure in Example;the traveler sat quietly to savor the unusual landscape |
Idiom- | A phrase or expression that says one thing, but means something else. |
Allusion- | A reference to something outside of what you are reading- a place, person, or event. |
Hyperbole- | An extreme exaggeration. |
Simile- | A comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”. |
Metaphor- | A direct comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as”; it describes something by calling it something else. |
Personification | Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities or emotions. |
Alliteration- | repetition of initial consonant sounds |