Unknown Words & Phrases- Vocabulary

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explaining or clarifying

• analogy

• allusion

• connotation

• denotation

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

• allusion

• analogy

• connotation

• domain specific

the way that a word makes you feel; the feelings or ideas that are brought up by the use of a word

• connotation

• denotation

• idiom

• metaphor

the definition of a word

• denotation

• connotation

• simile

• root

specific language used for a specific subject or purpose

• domain specific

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

hyperbole

• an extreme exaggeration

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

idiom

• an expression or figure of speech

• root

• personification

• simile

comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• tone

• personification

personification

• giving human-like traits to a non-human object

• metaphor

• simile

• tone

the core or base of a word- it can stand along or suffixes and prefixes can be added to the root to make a more complex word

• root

• simile

• tone

• suffix