Academic Vocabulary (EDMS 523)

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Across
  1. 7. the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
  2. 9. words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. (e.g.,restaurant)
  3. 12. words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun to something else in the sentence (above, below, next)
  4. 13. the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
  5. 14. words that show an action
  6. 15. words that have contrasting, or opposite, meanings
Down
  1. 1. word combinations that have a different figurative meaning than the literal meanings of each word or phrase.
  2. 2. words that have similar or nearly the same meaning.
  3. 3. words that are used to help describe or give description to people, places, and things.
  4. 4. a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly)
  5. 5. one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling
  6. 6. a specific type of noun that names a particular person place, or thing. It is capitalized in English. (e.g., Andria's Fish House)
  7. 8. a repetition of vowel sounds
  8. 10. use the words 'like' or 'as' to compare things—“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
  9. 11. directly state a comparison—“Love is a battlefield.”