Vocabulary and Definitions Assessment Lesson 4 and 5

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copper beach

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a large tree that can live for several hundred years and grow to a height of over 150 feet

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immense

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extremely large

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indifferent

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uncaring

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Joha

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a character in Palestinian folktales who is known for playing tricks

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Allah

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Arabic word for God

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emblems

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symbols

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assurance

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a promise

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figurative language

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words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which words typically used to describe one thing are used to describe something else in order to suggest a likeness

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simile

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a comparison of two different things using the words like or as