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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Slacken | To slow down or lessen |
| Apparatus | A device or set of equipment used for a specific purpose |
| Immense | Big, Huge |
| resilient | flexible and spring |
| savor | to take great pleasure in |
| 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 |