V. To accomplish a specific goal To achieve what you want, you must practice

V. Give to a cause, event, project, etc. he doesn't contribute to the group !!

V. To give importance to something while writing/speaking You should Emphasize the first word

V. To have a strong effect on something or someone It made a huge impact on my grades

V. To mention or bring attention to The reference were obvious

When the same sound appears at the beginning of the words in a sentence. Sally sells seashells at the sea store

A figure of speech in which a writer makes a reference to something famous/well-known We couldnt find him, maybe he's Nemo

Exaggeration to drive a point It was obviously a hyperbole

N. Language that appeals to the reader to help imagine it They wrote amazing imagery

Compares 2 different things without using like or as

A sound written in word form Boom!

To give human characteristics on inanimate objects, animals, or ideas

Compares 2 different things with using like or as Sophie is like a calculator

N. Reliable/trustworthy The source is credible

N. Facts, Details, examples, etc. that support the writers reasoning I dont think that she used a lot of relevant evidence

Bad, ill, wrong The malnutrition in the sand was horrendous

Beside, alongside The paragraph was way too short

V. Allow They got a permit to be here!

N/V. Let go or set free/act of letting go. Release the cows, they need more space

N/V Connection/Act of getting in touch with another I wanted to get in contact with her

Adj. Greedy and jealous. She is really covetous

Adj. Gloomy, ill-tempered He is morose

Adj. Determined I am resolute for my goals

Adj. Unreasonable This is impossible!

N. Person who is always unhappy They are so malcontent

N. Greedy person who doesn't spend money She is a miser, don't help her.

Adj. having the same direction or nature The lines are parallel to eachothers

Adj. Changed She is an altered person, I swear!

V. Driven away She is dispelled

V. Make a great effort She made a great strive for it

Adj. Serious and heartfelt; not joking He was earnest about it

Adv. Enormously, remarkably I love you infinitely!!

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Unit 3 vocab

8th Mrs. Biddle

Term	Definition
Achieve	V. To accomplish a specific goal To achieve what you want, you must practice
Contribute	V. Give to a cause, event, project, etc. he doesn't contribute to the group !!
Emphasize	V. To give importance to something while writing/speaking You should Emphasize the first word
Impact	V. To have a strong effect on something or someone It made a huge impact on my grades
Reference	V. To mention or bring attention to The reference were obvious
Alliteration	When the same sound appears at the beginning of the words in a sentence. Sally sells seashells at the sea store
Allusion	A figure of speech in which a writer makes a reference to something famous/well-known We couldnt find him, maybe he's Nemo
Hyperbole	Exaggeration to drive a point It was obviously a hyperbole
Imagery	N. Language that appeals to the reader to help imagine it They wrote amazing imagery
Metaphor	Compares 2 different things without using like or as
Onomatopoeia	A sound written in word form Boom!
Personification	To give human characteristics on inanimate objects, animals, or ideas
Simile	Compares 2 different things with using like or as Sophie is like a calculator
Credible	N. Reliable/trustworthy The source is credible
Relevant Evidence	N. Facts, Details, examples, etc. that support the writers reasoning I dont think that she used a lot of relevant evidence
Mal-	Bad, ill, wrong The malnutrition in the sand was horrendous
Para-	Beside, alongside The paragraph was way too short
Permit	V. Allow They got a permit to be here!
Release	N/V. Let go or set free/act of letting go. Release the cows, they need more space
Contact	N/V Connection/Act of getting in touch with another I wanted to get in contact with her
Covetous	Adj. Greedy and jealous. She is really covetous
Morose	Adj. Gloomy, ill-tempered He is morose
Resolute	Adj. Determined I am resolute for my goals
Impossible	Adj. Unreasonable This is impossible!
Malcontent	N. Person who is always unhappy They are so malcontent
Miser	N. Greedy person who doesn't spend money She is a miser, don't help her.
Parallel	Adj. having the same direction or nature The lines are parallel to eachothers
Altered	Adj. Changed She is an altered person, I swear!
Dispelled	V. Driven away She is dispelled
Strive	V. Make a great effort She made a great strive for it
Earnest	Adj. Serious and heartfelt; not joking He was earnest about it
Infinitely	Adv. Enormously, remarkably I love you infinitely!!

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