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ENL Vocabulary #12

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Prepositional phrasephrase that starts with a prepostion...of, on, for, at, by
appositive phraseadditional information surrounded by commas
infinitive phrasephrase that starts with to + verb
gerund phraseing, acts like a noun, cannot remove from the sentence
participle phraseing, ed, en, acts like an adj or adv, can remove from the sentence
interrogativequestion statement, ?
interjectioninterruption, Oh!, Wow!
imperativecommand, telling someone/something what to do
definitive sentencea sentence that is put into writing
opulentwealthy, rich, luxurious
nemesisopponent or rival
wherewithalthe means, knowledge, tools for success
sumptuousmagnificent, wonderful, delightful
quintessentialpure, perfect state, typical, normal
biographyhistory of someone written by someone else
autobiographyhistory of someone written by themselves
alliterationuse or repetition of the same sound in writing..aunt allie's alligator
asidean actors lines not heard by others on stage
onomatopoeiaword that imitates sound...buzz, quack
hypperboleexaggeration...to wait an eternity


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