8th Grade Vocabulary Words – Flashcards
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alliteration
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the repetition of initial sounds
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allusion
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a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea
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analogy
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a comparison of two or more similar objects
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antagonist
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a character that opposes the main character
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bibliography
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a list of written sources of information
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main character
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the most important figure in a story
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minor characters
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the "support cast" in a story
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dynamic character
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a character in the story that changes
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static character
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a character that does not change
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climax
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the most important part of the story; the turning point
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conflict
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a struggle between opposing forces
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dialogue
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the conversation that occurs within a story
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clutch
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to clasp or hold tightly
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prodigy
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a person with exceptional talent
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liable
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likely to
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sidekick
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a close friend
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crouch
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to stoop down with bent knees
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acute
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sharp or keen
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conceive
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to think of
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vex
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to disturb or annoy
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amor
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love
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anthrop
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man
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aster, astr
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star
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aud
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to listen or hear
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auto, aut
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self
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bibl
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book
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bio
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life
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carn
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flesh
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chron
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time
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chrom
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color
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cide
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kill
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cise
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cut
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cord, cor, card
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heart
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corp
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body
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cycl, cyclo
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wheel
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dem
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people
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derm
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skin
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dic, dict
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say, speak
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dorm
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sleep
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equi
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equal
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stifled
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smothered
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crevice
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crack
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stealthily
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cautiously, secretly
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audacity
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shameless daring or boldness
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fin
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end, finished
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flex, flect
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bend
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fort, forc
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strong
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fract, frag
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break
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vehemently
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with intense emotion
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derision
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ridicule; make fun of
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hypocritical
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to say one thing but mean another
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lark
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a carefree or spirited adventure
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geo
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earth
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helio
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sun
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graph
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write
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hemo, hema
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blood
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junction
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a place where two roads meet
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sinister
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suggesting or threatening evil
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assurance
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a guarantee or pledge
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monotony
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tedious sameness
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impromptu
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unplanned
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ajar
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partially open
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tentatively
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uncertainly or hesitantly
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tremor
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nervous trembling; shaking
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commence
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to begin
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hetero
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different
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hydr, hydro, hydra
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water
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hypn
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sleep
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loc, loco
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place
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fiction
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writing from the writer's imagination
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figurative language
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using figures of speech to heighten meaning; simile, metaphor, and alliteration are examples
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flashback
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interruption in the narrative to show an episode from the past
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micro-
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small
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numer-
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number
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omni-
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all
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phil-
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love
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phobia
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fear
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phon
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sound
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sacr, secr
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sacred
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sci
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to know
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spir
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breath
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tact, tang, tag
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touch
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terra
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earth
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therm
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heat
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uni
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one
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zo
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animal
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beckon
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to signal to come
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gnarled
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twisted, roughened as if from age or work
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foreshadowing
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a hint to the reader of what is to come
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ominous
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threatening
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genre
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a category of literature
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tangible
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able to be seen, touched, and understood
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absurd
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ridiculously unreasonable
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refute
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to prove as false
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impair
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to weaken or damage
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proportional
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having a constant relationship in degree or number
