Vocabulary Building

Cards (9)

Context 
A clue to meaning
Dictionary 
Provides definitions
Provides recent and older meanings
Provides spelling
Provides capitalization
Provides division into syllables
Provides plural forms
Provides pronunciation
Provides example sentences
Provides word histories
Provides usage labels
Provides illustrations
Provides synonyms
Provides antonyms
Provides principal parts
Types of words 
Synonyms
Antonyms
Homonyms
Associated words
Synonyms 
Words with similar meanings
Though synonyms have similar meanings, no two words have exactly the same meaning
Antonyms 
Words with opposite meanings
Not every word has an antonym
Homonyms 
Words with the same pronunciation but with different meanings
Associated words 
Words dealing with the same subject but with different meanings