NWEA voc.
Terms
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- main idea
- what a piece of writing is mainly about
- biography
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- contraction
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- setting
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- point of view
- "eyes" through which the story is told
- fairy tale
- an interesting but highly implausible story
- science fiction
- a genre, elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science-fiction stories are set in the future
- compound word
- A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
- tall tale
- highly exaggerated story with humor
- root word
- the base component of a term which gives it a meaning that may be modified by other components
- syllable
- a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme, a vowel or a group of letters containing one vowel sound
- acronym
- Technique for remembering names, phrases, or s
- fable
- A legendary story of supernatural happenings, a narration intended to enforce a useful truth; especially : one in which animals speak and act like human beings
- atlas
- a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter
- bias
- an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially : a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment, influence in an unfair way
- plot
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- synonym
- one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
- suffix
- an affix that is added at the end of the word
- legend
- a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable
- antonym
- two words that express opposing concepts
- prefix
- an affix that added in front of the word