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11 Cards in this Set
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onomonopia
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the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
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simile
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.
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metaphor
noun |
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
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basketball hoop
noun |
horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
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snow cone
noun |
a paper cup with shaved or crushed ice over which flavored syrup has been poured.
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plasma
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Cell Biology
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News
noun |
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information
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whale
noun |
any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, havinga fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
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flowers
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the blossom of a plant.
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fat
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having too much flabby tissue
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microwave
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an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
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