STAAR Prep Vocab Review

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What does 'imagery' mean?

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What you can visualize in your mind.

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What is 'conflict'?

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A problem.

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What does 'similar' mean?

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Same.

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What are two words that are OPPOSITES called?

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Antonyms.

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What is a synonym for 'main idea'?

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Central Idea.

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What is a synonym?

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

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What is an antonym?

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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What does 'author's purpose' mean?

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The reason why the author wrote the text.

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What is a 'topic sentence'?

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A sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

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What does 'text structure' refer to?

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The way a text is organized.