Word Wall

Hey guys, here is our word wall for the year. If you ever lose your own personal file, you can come here for reference. I will also be adding to the word wall with some special words I think you might need as well.

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Word Wall.

1. literary |ˈlitəˌrerē|

adjective

1 [ attrib. ] concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, esp. of the kind valued for quality of form : the great literary works of the nineteenth century.

• concerned with literature as a profession : it was signed by such literary figures as Maya Angelou.

2 (of language) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect.

2. derive |diˈrīv|

verb [ trans. ] ( derive something from)

obtain something from (a specified source) : they derived great comfort from this assurance.

Noun—derivation.

3. etymology |ˌetəˈmäləjē|

noun ( pl. -gies)

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

• the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.

4. phonetic |fəˈnetik|

adjective Phonetics

of or relating to speech sounds : detailed phonetic information.

• (of a system of writing) having a direct correspondence between symbols and sounds : a phonetic alphabet.

• of or relating to phonetics : phonetic training.

DERIVATIVES

5. collocation |ˌkäləˈkā sh ən|

noun

1 Linguistics the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance : the words have a similar range of collocation.

• a pair or group of words that are juxtaposed in such a way : “strong coffee” and “heavy drinker” are typical English collocations.

2 the action of placing things side by side or in position : the collocation of the two pieces.

6. juxtapose |ˈjəkstəˌpōz; ˌjəkstəˈpōz|

verb [ trans. ]

place or deal with close together for contrasting effect : black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with color images.