The 8th Grade Vocabulary Notebook Check Test

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Define: Cruciverbalist

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A person who creates or solves crossword puzzles.

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Define: Inconnu

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Inconnu is like incognito, an unknown person or thing.

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Define: Meed

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A reward or recompense.

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Define: Triplicity

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Triplicity is a classification of threes, or things that come in threes.

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Define: Scud

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Fast moving or aggressive cloud.

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Define: Synonym

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

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Define: Antonym

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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Define: Homonym

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A word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning.

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Define: Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Define: Simile

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