Unknown Words & Phrases- Vocabulary

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Connotation
Back
The way that a word makes you feel; the feelings or ideas that are brought up by the use of a word.
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CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Allusion
Back
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
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CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Domain Specific Language
Back
Specific language used for a specific subject or purpose.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Hyperbole
Back
An extreme exaggeration.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Personification
Back
Giving human-like traits to a non-human object.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Denotation
Back
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
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CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Idiom
Back
A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
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