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Springboard Unit 1 Flashcards

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apparel

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(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on,
dress up
a. SYNONYMS: (n.) attire, garments; (v.) deck out
b. ANTONYMS: (v. undress, unclothe, strip, denude

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dispatch

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:(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message;
promptness, speed; the act of killing
a. SYNONYMS: (v.) slay; (n.) report, communication
b. ANTONYMS: (v.) recall, withhold

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besiege

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(v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
a. SYNONYMS: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound

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compress

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(v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
a. SYNONYMS: (v.) condense, shrink, shorten
i. ANTONYMS: (v.) enlarge, swell

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denounce

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(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
a. SYNONYMS: criticize, censure
b. ANTONYMS: hail, acclaim

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douse

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(v.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
a. SYNONYMS: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
b. ANTONYMS: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite

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expressly

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: (adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
a. SYNONYMS: pointedly, explicitly
b. ANTONYMS: implicitly, accidentally

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famished

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: (adj., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something
a. SYNONYMS: hungry, starving, ravenous
b. ANTONYMS: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated

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forsake

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(v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
a. SYNONYMS: desert, disown
b. ANTONYMS: keep, hold on to, stand by

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gainful

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(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
a. SYNONYMS: moneymaking, paying
b. ANTONYMS: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying

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immense

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(adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
a. SYNONYMS: vast, immeasurable, gigantic
b. ANTONYMS: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal

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inept

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(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness
a. SYNONYMS: clumsy, unskilled, incompetent
b. ANTONYMS: skillful, accomplished, adroit

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ingenious

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(adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness;
clever
a. SYNONYMS: imaginative, resourceful
b. ANTONYMS: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive

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instantaneous

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(adj.) done in an instant; immediate
a. SYNONYMS prompt, quick, speedy
b. ANTONYMS: delayed, slow, gradua

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irk

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: (v:) to annoy, trouble, make weary
a. SYNONYMS: bother, irritate, vex
b. ANTONYMS: please, delight, cheer

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libel

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: (n.) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person
about whom it is made; (v:) to write or publish such a statement
a. SYNONYMS: (n.) slur; (v:) smear, defame

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misgiving

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: (n.) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
a. SYNONYMS: worry, qualm, hesitation
b. ANTONYMS: feeling of confidence, assurance

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oaf

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(n.) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
a. SYNONYMS: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout

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recede

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: (v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant The town residents must
wait for the flood waters to before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind.
a. SYNONYMS: retreat, go back, back up
b. ANTONYMS: advance, come closer

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repast

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(n.) a meal, food
a. SYNONYM: victuals

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cause and effect

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the reason something happens and the result of it happening

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conflict

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a struggle between opposing forces (either with their own emotions/needs or with an outside force)

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coherence

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the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in you writing and speaking

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connotation

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the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word

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denotation

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the literal or dictionary definition of a word

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internal conflict

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a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

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external conflict

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a struggle between a character and an outside force

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short story

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a work of fiction that presents a sequence of events, or plot, that deals with a conflict

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plot

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the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel

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foreshadowing

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clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot

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metaphor

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a comparison of 2 unlike things WITHOUT using the words like or as

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personification

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the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

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personal narrative

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story based on one’s own life and told in the FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

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point of view (POV)

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the perspective from which a story is told

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sequence

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the order in which things happen or should happen

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incident

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the central piece of action that is the focus of the narrative

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response

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the immediate emotions and actions associated with the incidents

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reflection

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a description that explores the significance of the incident

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simile

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a comparison of 2 unlike things using LIKE or AS

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transitions

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words or phrases used to connect ideas together

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exposition

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the beginning of a story (introduces the characters and setting)

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rising action

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the buildup (the events in the story leading up to the climax; this is where the conflict is developed)

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climax

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the most suspenseful moment in the story

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falling action

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the events in the story leading to the resolution (the conflict is being resolved)

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resolution

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the end of the story (the conflict has been resolved)

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theme

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a universal lesson or message explored throughout a work of literature, the moral of a story

6th Grade ELA (3 decks)

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