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40 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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eu
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good
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matri
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mother
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predict
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say or estimate something before will happen
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sangui
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blood
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centimeter
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a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.
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adapt
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become adjusted to new conditions
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ver
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true
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assonance
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the repetition of vowel sounds
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phobia
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fear
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consonance
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the close repetition of identical consonant sounds
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endo
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within
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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put
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think
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personification
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giving human qualities to nonliving things
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mega
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large
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ortho
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straight
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imagery
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using the five senses to describe something
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pop
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people
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neonatal
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relating to newborn children (or mammals)
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credit
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the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the belief that payment will be made in the future
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