Glossary

Domain specific:

Related to a particular topic or subject area.

General academic:

Related to developing an understanding of any topic or subject area.

Context clues:

Words and phrases that help you determine unknown vocabulary words.

Synonyms:

Words that mean the same or nearly the same as another word.

Antonyms:

Words that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite as another word.

Prefix:

An affix placed before a word in order to modify or change its meaning .

Suffix:

An affix added to the end of a word or base.