Word Meaning

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What does the word 'snoozing' mean?

Back

Napping.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Why might an author use sound words like 'grrr' in a sentence?

Back

To show what a bear sounds like.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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What is the meaning of 'echo' in the context of sound?

Back

A sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again; in this context, it means scary.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

What does 'pronounce' mean?

Back

To say.

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

What is an opinion?

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A personal belief or judgment that is not based on proof.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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What is the meaning of 'synonym'?

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

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What is the meaning of 'antonym'?

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A word that means the opposite of another word.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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What does 'context' refer to in language?

Back

The circumstances or setting in which a word or phrase is used.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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What is a 'metaphor'?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a 'simile'?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D