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Fricatives

Sounds produced when the air stream is compressed and passes through a small opening creating friction, such as F, V, S, Z, H, TH.

Pitch

The highness or lowness of sound.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that refers to one thing by mentioning another, implying a comparison.

Simile

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Prime number

A number that can only be divided evenly by itself and 1.

Oligopoly

A market structure in which a few firms dominate.

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Vowel

A speech sound made by the flow of air through the vocal cords, classified as a major unit of consonants.

Pun

A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or similarity in sound, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

Hyperbole

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

Cognitive development

The construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Drop

To let or make something fall.

Economics

The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.

Decomposition

The process of breaking down organic matter.

Saprotrophs

Organisms that decompose material by feeding on dead and decaying matter.

Ecosystem

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Metonymy

A figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it.

Constitutional rights

Rights granted under the Constitution.

Illusion of form

A technique in art to create the appearance of three-dimensionality.

Biodiversity

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.