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Grammar
8th Grade
10/16/2012

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Term
Ubiquitous
Definition
adj.
present, there
"The reusable bags were ubiquitous among the grocery shoppers."
Term
Allegory
Definition
noun
a book or a poem that has hidden meaning, typically moral or political
"The book was an allegory for how she really felt inside."
Term
Bard
Definition
noun
a poet reciting poems and epics associated with a special oral tradition
"A bard came tonight to recite some of Walt Witman's poems at Back to School Night."
Term
Cadence
Definition
noun
Term
Discourse
Definition
noun
writing or spoken communication
"Her writing was a perfect example of oral discourse."
Term
Manifest
Definition
ajd.
clear, obvious
"It was clear the idea was not manifest enough."
Term
Patronage
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Term
Perfunctory
Definition
adj.
an action done without realizing it or notice
"He gave a perfunctory nod."
Term
Phosphorescent
Definition
noun
light caused from a substance with heat and burning
"The rocks gleamed with a phosphorescent gleam."
Term
Profusion
Definition
noun
something in large quantities
"The bounty was in profusion amounts."
Term
Teem
Definition
verb
to be full of
"The bee hives were teeming with busy bees."
Term
Trifle
Definition
noun
a thing of little value or no importance
"The boys sea shell was a trifle of an item."
Term
Verbiage
Definition
noun
speech or writing that uses a word contextually more than once
"Mr. Smittens speech was just a verbiage of words."
Term
Suffuse
Definition
verb
to gradually spread through (sprawl)
"Color to her face was slowly suffusing back to her face."
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Insidious
Definition
adj.
proceeding in a gradual and subtle way
"The infectious disease was spreading insidiously through her body and into her brain."
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