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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Figurative Language | the use of words or phrases that deviate from their literal meaning in order to create vivid imagery, evoke strong emotions, or add emphasis. |
| Idiom | a common phrase or expression with a figurative meaning that cannot be understood just by looking at the literal definitions of the individual words. |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another. |
| Simile | a figure of speech that directly compares two different things to highlight a shared quality using like or as. |
| Alliteration | the repetition of the same sound—typically an initial consonant sound—in closely connected or neighboring words. |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses extreme, deliberate exaggeration to make a point, add humor, or convey intense emotion. |
| Personification | a figure of speech in which non-human things—such as objects, animals, or abstract ideas—are given human traits, emotions, or behaviors. |
| Onomatopia | the process of creating or using words that phonetically imitate, resemble, or suggest the sound they describe. |
| Oxymoron | a figure of speech that intentionally pairs two contradictory or opposing words together. |
| Receive | to get, take, or accept something that is given, sent, or offered. |
| Ordinary | something that is normal, regular, or standard. |
| Committee | a small group of people chosen from a larger organization to perform a specific function. |
| Campaign | a planned, coordinated series of actions intended to achieve a specific goal. |
| Incredible | impossible or very difficult to believe. |
| Jeopardy | exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury. |
| Able/ible | Able/capable edible |
| agri | field/agriculture |
| ance/ence | Quantity/action/confrence |
| aqua | Water/aquarium |
| audi | Hear/audible |
| auto | Self/autograph |
| Bio | Life/biology |
| cap | Head/capital |
| Chron | Time/chronological/chronic |
| Den | Tooth/dentist |
| Dict | Speak/dictate |
| Form | Shape/formula |
| Geo | Earth/geography |
| Grat | Please/grateful |
| Homo | Same/homophone |
| Hydr | Water/hydroplane |
| Ject | Throw/eject |
| Liber | Free/liberate |
| Loc | Place/location |
| Lun | Light/illuminate |
| Triangle | A polygon having three sides. |
| Tripod | A three legged stand. |
| Tricycle. | A three wheeled vehicle propelled by pedals or a motor. |
| Quadrilateral | A polygon of four sides. |
| Quadruple | to make or become four times as great, as many, or as large. |
| Quadrant | Any of four parts into which a plane is divided by rectangular coordinate axes lying in that plane. |
| Polygon | A closed plane figure by many straight lines. |
| Polygamy | A marrige in which a spouce of other sex may have many mates at the same time. |
| Polygraph | An instrument for reccording many different pulsations- a lie detector. |
| Perimeter | The outside boundary or measure of a closed plane figure. |
| Thermometer | a device used to measure temperature or a temperature gradient. |
| diameter | the measure of a straight line .... line through the center of an object or space. |
| Percent | 100 |
| century | a period of a 100 years. |
| Centimeter | a metric unit of length defined as exactly one-hundredth of a meter. |
| Fraction | a mathematical number that represents a part of a whole or the division of two quantities. |
| fracture | any crack, partial break, or complete split in a bone. |
| fragment | a small piece or detached part that has broken off or separated from a larger whole. |
| variable | any factor, characteristic, or quantity that can be measured, changed, or varied. |
| variation | the act or proccess of change. |
| Variety | Changing. |
| Integer/ integr | whole/A whole number(positive, negative, or zero). |
| Decimal/ decem | tens/ a number based on the tenths. |
| Ratio/ ratio | reason/ a comparason of two quantites. |
| Opposite/ ob+posit | Placed against/ numbers the same distance of zero. |
| Absolute value/ absolut | free or seperate/ distance from zero. |
| Perimeter peri+meter | around+ measure/ distance aroubd the shape. |
| area/ area | open space/ space inside a shape. |
| volume/ volumen | roll or space/ space inside a 3d object. |
| radius/ radius | spoke/ distance fron center to edge. |
| diameter dia+meter | across+measure/distance across a circle. |
| coordinate/ co+ordin | together+ order/ a point on the graph. |
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