Vocabulary List 5

Front 1

accentuate

Back 1

(ak-SENT-choo-ate), transitive verb

To give prominence to; emphasize or intensify.

Front 2

alliteration

Back 2

(a-lit-er-A-shun), noun

The repitition of the same sounds, usually consonants or consonant clusters, especially at the beginning of words.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Front 3

analogy

Back 3

(a-NAL-a-gee), noun

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise unlike; an explanation of something by comparing it to something else.

The author used the analogy of a beehive when describing the bustling city.

Front 4

antibody

Back 4

(An-tee-bod-e), noun

A protein produced in the blood or tissues in response to the presence of a specific toxin, foreign blood cell, or other antigen.

Front 5

aspire

Back 5

(a-SPIRE), transitive verb

To have great ambition, desire strongly.

Frank aspires to become a great soccer player.