8th Grade Vocab week 9

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bizarre

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Strange or unusual; often in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand.

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analogy

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A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

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aspired

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To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something, especially something great.

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camouflaged

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To be hidden or disguised in a way that makes it difficult to see.

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alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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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 the words 'like' or 'as'.

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hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.