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8th Vocabulary 66-73
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Communication
8th Grade
03/29/2010

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alliteration
Definition
(noun) repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more
words (beautiful butterfly)
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consonance
Definition
(noun) repetition of final consonant sound in two or more words
(the best man won)
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assonance
Definition
(noun) repetition of the non-initial vowel sound in two or more
words (it’s a good book)
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inane
Definition
(adj) extremely foolish or unwise
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galleon
Definition
(noun) large Spanish ship of war or trade in 15th/16th centuries
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rapier
Definition
(noun) short sword with thin , sharp blade
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onomatopoeia
Definition
(noun) a word that represents a sound (bam!)
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spendthrift
Definition
(noun) a person who spends money carelessly
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