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| denotation | the dictionary or ordinary meaning of a word |
| connotation | the tone, emotions, or associations a word normally arouses in people |
| literal | a word used in its dictionary or ordinary meaning |
| figurative | a word used in a symbolic, metaphorical, or nonliteral way |
| synonym | a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word |
| antonym | a word that means the opposite of or almost the opposite of another word |
| context clue | a hint to a word’s meaning in the immediate sentence or phrase, the topic, other parts of the page, or through personal knowledge |
| etymology | study of the origin of a word and its meaning |
| root or base | a word or a part of a word from which other words are formed; usually Latin, Greek, or Old English |
| affix | a letter or group of letters attached to the beginning or ending of a word |
| prefix | a letter or group of letters attached to the beginning of a word |
| suffix | a letter or group of letters attached at the end of a word and through grammatical function helps determine meaning |
| analogy | a statement in which the relationship between two things is likened to the relationship between two others |
