Vocabulary Flashcards Unit 1 Week 2

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Alight

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To land or come down from the air.

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Solitary

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Being alone, without others.

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Haughty

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Acting like you are better than others; stuck-up.

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Vast

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Very big; huge in size or space.

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Simile

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A way of comparing two things using the words “like” or “as.”

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Figurative Language

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Words that don’t mean exactly what they say but make writing more fun and creative (like similes, metaphors, and personification).

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Author’s Point of View

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What the author thinks, feels, or believes about a topic.

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Summarize

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To tell the most important parts of a story in a short way.

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Explain

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To make something clear by telling more about it.

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Metaphor

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A way of comparing two things by saying one thing is another thing.