Vocabulary and Meaning Assessment

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Straining

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Exerting/putting in a lot of effort.

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Redoubling

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To double back, again.

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Deprived

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Lacking/without.

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Ecstasy

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A heightened state of consciousness or an intensely pleasant experience.

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Pedant

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Someone who shows off their knowledge to an annoying degree.

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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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Context clues

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Hints found within a sentence or paragraph that help define a difficult or unusual word.

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Connotation

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The emotional or cultural association with a word, beyond its literal meaning.

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word, as opposed to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.