DIS and DISSING
TEST ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 (DEFINITIONS)
1. Synonym - a word of the same or similar meaning
2. Antonym - a word of the opposite meaning
3. Homonym - words that sound like another and have a different meaning and spelling like bear and bare
4. Enunciate - to speak clearly and pronounce something distinctly
5. Oxymoron - a phrase containing two words of opposite meaning that are used together for special effect; For example: jumbo shrimp or a wise fool
6. Dialogue - words spoken by characters in a book or play; section of a work with spoken words
7. Phonetics - the science of speech, sounds
8. Cacophony - unmusical, offensive, grating noises
9. Rhythmical - having a regularly recurring beat or pattern
10. Crescendo - a gradual increase in volume, loudness or force in music
TEST ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 (DEFINITIONS)
1. Synonym - a word of the same or similar meaning
2. Antonym - a word of the opposite meaning
3. Homonym - words that sound like another and have a different meaning and spelling like bear and bare
4. Enunciate - to speak clearly and pronounce something distinctly
5. Oxymoron - a phrase containing two words of opposite meaning that are used together for special effect; For example: jumbo shrimp or a wise fool
6. Dialogue - words spoken by characters in a book or play; section of a work with spoken words
7. Phonetics - the science of speech, sounds
8. Cacophony - unmusical, offensive, grating noises
9. Rhythmical - having a regularly recurring beat or pattern
10. Crescendo - a gradual increase in volume, loudness or force in music