Unknown Words & Phrases- Vocabulary

Unknown Words & Phrases- Vocabulary

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English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.4, W.8.2D, RL.5.4

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Connotation

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Allusion

Back

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Domain Specific Language

Back

Specific language used for a specific subject or purpose.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Hyperbole

Back

An extreme exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human-like traits to a non-human object.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Denotation

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Idiom

Back

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

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