(6.V.1.3) Context and Connotation

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Context clues

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Hints or suggestions that may surround unfamiliar words or phrases and clarify their meaning.

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Figurative language

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.

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Allusion

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An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work.

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Word relationships

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Connections between words, such as synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms.

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Synonym

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

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Antonym

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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Homonym

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Two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings.

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Homophone

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Two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.