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Unit 3 Vocab
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| Term | Part of Speech | Sentence | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Voice | Noun | He did not use an active voice throughout the conference. | The form a transitive verb takes when it expresses an action done by its subject |
| Contribute | Verb | She contributed greatly to the number of ideas during the meeting. | To add or give something to help support a specific idea or reach a common purpose |
| Imply | Verb | He tried to imply his idea during the meeting. | To strongly suggest something that is not expressly stated |
| Reinforce | Verb | He tried to reinforce his argument with new evidence. | To strengthen or support an idea usually with additional material |
| Stanza | Noun | He added more stanzas to help boost his grade. | A group of lines in a poem, often separated by spaces |
| Alliteration | Noun | He needed to add alliteration but was having trouble adding it. | When the same sound or letters appear at the beginning of words in a sentence/phrase |
| Allusion | Noun | She added allusion to her story, making it easier to understand the intelligence of the main character. | A figure of speech in which a writer makes a reference to something or someone famous |
| Hyperbole | Noun | He used a hyperbole in his essay so he could condense it. | An exaggeration to drive a point |
| Imagery | Noun | He added imagery to his biography to better show what his life is like. | Language that appeals to the senses to help the reader image a text or to experience an even like the author |
| Metaphor | Verb | He had an excruciatingly hard time trying to find a metaphor to use in his story. | Compares two things that are not alike without using like or as |
| Personification | Noun | He decided to add personification to make the story feel more alive. | Gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas |
| Simile | Verb | He needed a simile for his essay but put a metaphor instead because he got them mixed up. | Compares two things that are not alike using like or as |
| Symbolism | Noun | He added symbolism to make the characters more identifiable in his story. | Using objects, characters, actions, events, etc. to represent or signify something more profound or abstract than its literal existence |
| Suspense | Noun | The story was filled with lots of suspense. | When the reader experiences uncertainty about how the plot will progress or what a character’s motivation is |
| Foreshadowing | Noun | The crowd did not expect that the main character making a new friend would be foreshadowing the evil age of the town. | A literary device where the author or speaker provides hints to later events/things that will happen in a narrative |
| Subconscious | Noun | He was subconsciously making equations to run from the towns people. | Mental activity that occurs without someone’s being aware of it |
| Suspicion | Noun | She had a suspicion that Bob was lying. | Feeling of doubt or mistrust |
| Despised | Verb | He despised his friend for causing him so much trouble. | Hated; scorned |
| Deterioration | Noun | She started the deterioration of the building. | Process of becoming worse |
| Introspective | Adjective | He was working on being more introspective than negative. | Thoughtful; inward-looking |
| Regression | Noun | They started the regression of the town square to preserve it. | Return to a previous, less advanced state |
| Competence | Noun | He had competence doing the station work. | The ability to do something successfully or efficiently. |
| Stagnate | Verb | She couldn't make time for flute lessons, so she had to stagnate. | Cease developing; become inactive or dull. |
| Conduits | Noun | They built conduits to make getting water from the ocean easier. | Channels for conveying water or other fluid. |
| Toil | Verb | He had to toil with his invention to perfect it. | Work extremely hard or incessantly. (can be a noun) |
| Strife | Noun | He had a strife against Bob for who should give the papers out. | Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict. |
| Blithe | Adjective | The event was very large and felt blithe. | Happy or joyous. |
| Sages | Noun | He never believed sages were real people until he saw the old books that documented them. | Profoundly wise men, especially ones who feature in ancient history or legend. |
| Lore | Noun | The lore of his story was built on ancient Japanese ancestry. | A body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth. |
| Meddling | Participle/Adjective | He was meddling with the blacksmiths project. | Interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern. |
| Barren | Adjective | The workshop was barren with everyone asleep. | Showing no results or achievements; unproductive. |
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