Shades of Meaning

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A word with the same meaning as another.

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synonym

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Small differences in meaning between similar words or phrases

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shades of meaning

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A word that describes a noun or pronoun

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adjective

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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adverb

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An action word

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verb

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A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. Examples: hot, hotter, hottest ('er', 'est').

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suffix

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Base word before adding prefixes/suffixes

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root word

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A string of letters attached to the beginning of a word.

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prefix