PSSA Vocabulary List 1

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What is a homograph?

Back

Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may be pronounced differently.

Front

What does it mean to infer something?

Back

To make a judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement.

Front

What is an example of a Homophone?

Back

Blue and Blew.

Front

What does 'Contrast' mean?

Back

To compare or appraise differences.

Front

What is an antonym?

Back

A word that is the opposite of another word.

Front

What is a synonym?

Back

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

Front

What does 'Context' refer to?

Back

The circumstances or setting surrounding a particular word or event.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

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

Front

What is a simile?

Back

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

Front

What does 'Theme' mean in literature?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed in a story.