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| Prefix | A word part added to the beginning of a word, to make a new word. |
| Suffix | A word part added to the ending of a word, to make a new word. |
| Cause | Why something happened. |
| Effect | What happened. |
| Compare | To tell how two things are alike. |
| Contrast | To tell how two things are different. |
| Synonyms | Words that have the same , or nearly the same meanings. |
| Antonyms | Words that have opposite meanings. |
| Homonyms | Words that sound alike, but have different meaninds. |
| homographs | Words that are found in the dictionary more than one time, with small numbers located at their heads. The words have different meanings. |
| Etymology | The history of a word. Where the word came from. |
| Entry Word | The word that are being looked up, in the dictionary. |
| Root Word | The word itself, before anything is added to it. |
| Guide Words | The two words found at the top of the dictionary page. |
| Comprehending | Understanding what it is that is being read. |
