4th Grade Vocabulary

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What does the word 'rhyme' mean?

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Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

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What is the definition of 'transplant'?

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To move from one place to another.

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What does the word 'courageous' mean?

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Brave.

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What is a 'metaphor'?

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A comparison WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as', often uses 'is'.

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What does 'figurative' mean?

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Symbolic, not real.

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What does the word 'literal' mean?

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Taking words in their most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.

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What is a 'simile'?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What does 'synonym' mean?

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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What does 'antonym' mean?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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What is 'personification'?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.