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Unit 3 ELA Vocab

Vocabulary WordPart of SpeechDefenition of that WordSentence Using Word
Permit Verb Allow He couldn't give the girl a permit because she had gum.
Release Noun/Verb Noun: Act of letting go. Verb: let go; set free. His mom signed his early release form for school.
Contact Noun/Verb Noun: connection; communication. Verb; get in touch with; communicate with. The contact point was too late.
Covetous Adjective Greedy and jealous. He was a covetous person, taking everything on Halloween.
Morose Adjective Gloomy; ill-tempered. He was morose after he took the math test.
Resolute Adjective Determined. Max was resolute towards his goal of winning the tennis tournament.
Impossible Adjective Disagreeable; unreasonable. It is impossible to touch the sun and still be living.
Malcontent Noun A person who is always unhappy. No matter how hard we tried to make him happy, he stayed as a malcontent.
Miser Noun Greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money, even at the expense of his/her comfort. He was the opposite of a miser: he spent everything he had.
Parallel Adjective Having the same direction or nature; similar. The two lines were parallel.
Altered Adjective Changed The smell in the boys' bathroom has altered every day.
Strive Verb Make a great effort; try very hard. Robby said that he will strive to be a great student.
Dispelled Verb Driven away; scattered. We dispelled the person due to the horrible stench of our socks.
Earnest Adjective Serious and heartful; not joking. We could tell he was being earnest about the situation.
Infinitely Adjective Enormously; remarkably. The cafeteria in River Trail will be infinitely better than Shakerag.
Achieve Verb To accomplish a specific goal. Johnny was ready to achieve anything life threw at him.
Contribute Verb To add to or give something to help support a specific idea or reach a common purpose. I was willing to do anything to contribute to the adventure.
Emphasize Verb To give special importance to something when writing or speaking. I made him emphasize my name in his speech.
Impact Verb To have a strong effect on something or someone. The Scramble for Africa had a long lasting impact on Africa.
Reference Verb To mention or bring attention to. He made a reference to the article in his essay.
Alliteration Noun When the same sound or letters appear at the beginning of words in a sentence/phrase. Example: Drew destroyed the dam in a daring dive into the ditch.
Allusion Noun A figure of speech in which a writer makes a reference to a famous story, person, object, or event. Example: He faced the storm like Odysseus.
Hyperbole Noun An exaggeration to drive in a point. Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Imagery Noun Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell) to help the reader image a text or to experience an event like the author. Example: The forest was full of sunset colored leaves and a fresh scent of pine.
Metaphor Noun Compares two things that are not alike without using like or as. Example: The classroom was a zoo.
Onomatopoeia Noun A sound written in word form. Examples: BOOM! CRASH! KAPOW!
Personification Noun A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to a nonhuman. Example: The trees were dancing in the wind.
Simile Noun Compares two things that are not alike using like or as. Example: He can run like the wind.
Credible Noun Reliable sources that have the right information. He got a perfect score for the "credible source" section.
Relavant Evidence Noun Facts, details, examples, and statistics that support the essay. He didn't have enough relative evidence to support his reasons.
Latin Prefix Mal- Word using mal-: Malifunction The failiure of a piece of equipment/machinery. The computer always had its afternoon malifunction.
Latin Prefix Para- Word using para-: Parallel When 2 lines have the exact same distance from each other. The 2 lines were parallel.
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