7th Grade Makeup Vocabulary Qui

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Tranquility

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The quality or state of being quiet and peaceful.

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Imminent

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Happening very soon.

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Allusion

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it directly.

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Usurp

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To take something, such as political power, without having the right to do so.

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Vertiginous

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Causing dizziness, especially because of great height; a spinning motion.

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Juxtaposition

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The act of placing two or more things side by side to compare or contrast them.

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Precarious

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Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

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Context

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The circumstances or setting surrounding an event, statement, or idea that help to clarify its meaning.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.