The Crossover day 11 (vocab & simile/metaphor)

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Estranged

Back

Separated or divorced couples.

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Ironic

Back

A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite to what you would expect, such as a pilot with a fear of heights.

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Podiatry

Back

The specific health field that deals with foot and ankle injuries.

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Simile

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'playing like kittens, not Wildcats.'

Front

Churlish

Back

Describes someone who is irritable and difficult to work with.

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Calamity

Back

A disastrous event causing great damage or distress.

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Metaphor

Back

A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Opulent

Back

Rich and luxurious; wealthy.

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Heirloom

Back

A valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations.

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Inevitability

Back

The quality of being certain to happen; unavoidable.