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20 Cards in this Set
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pater
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father
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simile
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comparing two unlike things using like or as
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autograph
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to write one’s own signature
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punct
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point
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alliteration
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using the same beginning constant sound
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loco
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place
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import
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to carry goods into the country
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ject
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throw
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biochemistry
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science of living organisms
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dox
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opinion
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onomatopoeia
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sound words
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magn
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great
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mythology
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the study (or science) of myths
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nov
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new
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dorm
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sleep
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tion
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act or state
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metaphor
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comparing two unlike things without using like or as
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amphi
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both
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transcribe
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to put in written form
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oxymoron
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two words that seem to mean the opposite of each other. Example: thunderous silence, pretty ugly
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