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95 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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vita
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life
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demo
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people
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stereo
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solid
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ism
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doctrine
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cogn
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know
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astr
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star
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dyna
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power
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chron
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time
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sur
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over
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alter
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other
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paradox
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A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that turns out to be true
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eject
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to throw something own
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dormitory
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a large bedroom for a number of people in an institution
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verify
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make sure to demonstrate that something is true
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orthopedics
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dealing with the straightening of bones or muscles
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missile
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an object that is forcecully sent to another location
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gyro
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turn
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denotation
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dictionary definition
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contra
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against
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idiom
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expression whose meaning is not predictable ex. raining cats and dogs
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thermo
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heat
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meter
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measure
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figurative language
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writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally
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tetra
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four
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luna
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moon
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geo
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earth
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bibliophobia
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fear or mistrust of books
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octa
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eight
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helio
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sun
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precede
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to come before something
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stanza
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a group of lines in a poem considered as a unit
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hyper
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over
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decentralized
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transfer authority from central to local government
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misanthrope
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person who dislikes humankind
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connotation
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meaning of a word in context of a work
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pyro
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fire
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foreshadowing
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use of clues or hints of what will happen later
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amat
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love
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rhyme
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repetition of accented vowel sounds and all succeeding consonant sounds
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dec
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ten
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homophone
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a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning
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germ
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Vital or related
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scope
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look
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symbolism
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the use of something to represent something beyond itself
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greg
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groups
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inspect
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to look at closely
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pendulum
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A weight hanging that can swing freely
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stell
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star
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conduct
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to come together to lead
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mar
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sea
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flashback
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narration of event before the normal time sequence of the plot
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son
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sound
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aquifer
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To carry water into other sources such as wells
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prim
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first
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rhythm
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the pattern created by arranging stressed and unstressed syllables
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