annihilate
/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/verb
Middle School
1
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
2
To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants, especially composite particles such as protons) lighter particles (such as pions, muons, and neutrinos).
3
To treat as worthless, to vilify.
4
To render null and void; to abrogate.
5
To cause to become zero by means of an annihilator operator
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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