Wit & Wisdom Grade 8 Module 2 Vocabulary

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Initiate

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To cause something to begin, start, or originate.

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Beckon

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Gesture requesting someone to move closer or follow.

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Coerce

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To persuade or pressure a person to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like.

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Side Effects

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Something that is made or launched by something else; a sense or feeling produced in the mind.

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Ostracize

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Not allowed to be included in the group; excluded.

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Vocabulary

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The set of words known and used by a person.

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Context

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The circumstances or setting surrounding a particular word or event.

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Connotation

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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Synonym

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