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McFadden 8th grade vocab
Mrs. McFadden's vocab cards for her 8th grade English class
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English
8th Grade
08/25/2011

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cerulean
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sky-blue
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chartreuse
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yellow-green
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scarlet
Definition
red; like blood
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ochre
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yellowish-brown
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puce
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purplish-pink
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celadon
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pale green
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magenta
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reddish purple
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noun
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names a person, place, thing, idea
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pronoun
Definition
takes the place of a noun
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verb
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shows action or state of being
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adjective
Definition
modifies (changes the meaning of) a noun or pronoun
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adverb
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modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
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interjection
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shows emotion or excitement
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conjunction
Definition
connects part of a sentence
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preposition
Definition
connects parts of sentences and has an object
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subject
Definition
a noun or pronoun answering 'who or what is doing something'
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verb
Definition
shows action or state of being in a sentence
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direct object
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a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb in a sentence
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indirect object
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a noun or pronoun telling 'to whom or for whom something is done'
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object of preposition
Definition
a noun or pronoun following a preposition
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predicate nominative
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a noun or pronoun following a linking verb and meaning the same thing as the subject
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epic
Definition
a tale with many problems and solutions featuring a hero
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quest
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the goal of the hero in an epic
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odyssey
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journey with problems that are overcome by a hero
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myth
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short tale featuring gods and goddesses; explains nature
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legend
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tale that is partly true and partly exaggeration
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fable
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short tale with moral told by unnamed animals
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folktale
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tale, usually handed down form generation to generation orally; portrays culture
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post
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after
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ante
Definition
before
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pan
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across
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contra
Definition
against
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anti
Definition
against
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porcine
Definition
pig like
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tangent
Definition
"close-to-topic" comment
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fiscal
Definition
having to do with money
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adage
Definition
wise saying
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chit
Definition
small piece of paper
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indubitably
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for sure; certainly
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dialect
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vernacular; special use of language
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dialogue
Definition
conversation
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solicitor
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attorney
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spectator
Definition
member of an audience; observer
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extract
Definition
remove
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pantomime
Definition
communicating with gestures; nonverbal communication
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person
Definition
one 'speaking' when in writing: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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omniscient
Definition
all knowing
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infer
Definition
draw conclusions; read between the lines
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detrimental
Definition
harmful
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adagio
Definition
a musical term meaning to play slowly
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dirge
Definition
funeral like music
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