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unit three vocab
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| vocab word | part of speech | definition | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| acheive | verb | to accomplish something | I achieved my goal |
| contribute | verb | to help with something | I contributed to the food drive |
| emphasize | verb | to give special attention to | I like to emphasize my sentences |
| impact | verb | to have a strong effect | The impact destroyed the house |
| refrence | verb | to mention or bring up | I like to reference shake sphere |
| alliteration | noun | when the letter appears more then once | Peter piper picked a pickled pepper |
| allusion | noun | referencing someone famous | As rich as Elon musk |
| hyperbole | noun | an exaggeration to drive a point | I'm so hungry I could eat a horse |
| imagery | noun | language that helps the readers imagine | The use of imagery confuses me |
| metaphor | noun | comparing two Unsimilar things without using like or as | The world is a stage |
| onomatopoeia | noun | a written sound | BOOM! |
| personification | noun | giving an object human like characteristics | The tree dances with the wind |
| simile | noun | comparing two things that are not alike | Run like the wind |
| credible | noun | Something you can trust | The news is inaccurate |
| relevant evidence | noun | details that support a reason | none |
| prefix mal- | none | bad or wrong | The child is sick due to malnutrition |
| prefix para | none | beside alongside | The paragraph was very long |
| permit | verb | allow | We had the permit to open a food stand |
| release | verb | let go | The release of the whale made everyone happy |
| contact | noun | communication | We decided to contact the police |
| covetous | adjective | greedy and jealous | my friend is very covetous |
| morose | adjective | gloomy | The morose sky made me sad |
| resolute | adjective | determined | The man was resolute to find the treasure |
| impossible | adjective | not able to be done | It was impossible to find the missing key |
| malcontent | noun | someone who's never happy | My friend is malcontent |
| miser | noun | someone who refuses to spend money | The miser mom never buys food |
| parallel | adjective | going or having the same direction | The train track is parallel |
| altered | adjective | change | We altered the house |
| strive | verb | making a great effort | The rat strives in the sewers |
| dispelled | verb | driven away | The police dispelled the trespasser's |
| earnest | adjective | serious | The dad was earnest that day |
| infinitely | adjective | remarkebly | The infinitely long hallway amazed the students |