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| suffix | Affix attached to the end of a root, such as -ing, -s, -ed, or -en |
| prefix | Affix that goes on the beginning of a root word, such as un-, or re- |
| connotation | Attitudes and feelings associated with a word, not its dictionary definition |
| root | Base word with simple meaning, without prefixes or suffixes |
| structure | How a word or piece of writing is put together |
| denotation | Literal or dictionary definition of a word |
| affix | Syllable added to a root to change its meanings |
| antonyms | Two or more words in a language that have opposite meanings (e.g. Big & small) |
| synonyms | Two or more words in a language that have similar meanings (e.g. Big & large) |
| word origin | Where a word comes from, its beginnings, history of its meaning |
| hallucination | Perception of objects which have no reality; an image or object that is believed to be real when in fact it does not exist: a delusion |
| narrator | Person who tells a story |
| pulverize | Pound, grind, or crush to a powder or dust; to completely demolish or destroy |
| smirk | Smile or grin in a sly or self-satisfied way; a mean smile |
| Fates | three women who control the threads of life of every mortal (and perhaps the immortals) from birth to death |
| Furies | three women who lived in the Underworld and tortured the condemned. foul-smelling hags, with bat wings, black skin, and snake-like hair |
