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ELA Unit 3 Vocab

TermDefinitionPart of speechsentence
Achieve To successfully complete a goal v He achieves goals by splitting them into separate parts.
Contribute to add or to give something to help support a specific idea v I contribute to charities by donating..
Emphasize to give special importance to something when writing or talking v She is sooooooo annoying.
Impact to have a strong effect on something or someone v I can impact how people feel
Reference to mention or bring attention v He made a reference to abook in class.
Alliteration When the same sound or letter appears at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase n She sold sprites so she could earn money.
Allusion A figure of speech in which a reference to a famous story, person, object, or idea n You are an Einstein!
Hyperbole An exaggeration to drive in a point n I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Imagery Language that appeals to the senses to help the reader image a text or visualize an event n The beautiful emerald dragon stared into my eyes.
Metaphor Compares two things without using like or as n He is a cheetah!
Onomatopoeia a sound written in word form n BOOM!
Personification gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas n The birds sing like operas.
Simile Compares two things using like or as n He is as dumb as a bag of rocks!
Credible believable or trustworthy adj This source is not credible for our essay.
Relevant Evidence evidence that supports the claim adj/n Mac and cheese being bad is not relevant evidence for this text.
Latin prefix mal- Word that uses mal: Malnutrition Def of that word: A diet that lacks the right amount of nutrients prefix Sentence using that word: Malnutrition is not good for the body.
Latin prefix para- Word that uses para: paragraph Def of that word: A distinct section in a piece of writing prefix Sentence using that word: A paragraph has 4-6 sentences
Permit allow v My mom has to permit me to go with you.
Release v: to let go n: act of letting go v/n After years of waiting, he finally got the new phone on release.
Contact connection; communication; v: get in touch with; communicat4e v/n My mom has to have their contact before letting me go out.
Covetous greedy and jealous adj The kindergartener was covetous of his toys.
Morose gloomy; ill tempered adj The morose house sent chills down his spine.
Resolute determined adj My friend was resolute to beating my high score
Impossible disagreeable; unreasonable adj The math equation was impossible!
Malcontent person who is always unhappy n The old teacher is a malcontent that never smiles.
Miser greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money, even of the expense of his or her comfort n The king was a miser even though he had tons of money.
Parallel having the same direction or nature; similar adj Rectangle have opposite parellel sides.
Altered changed adj The car was altered to be faster and sturdier.
Strive make a great effort; try very hard v He strives to be the best in his class.
Dispelled driven away; scattered adj The cookies were dispelled after they were dropped.
Earnest serious and heartfelt; not joking adj My apology for breaking the vase was earnest.
Infinitely enormously; remarkably adv The digits of pi go on infinitely.
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