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F/NF Selection Vocab
Vocabulary from stories in the Fiction/Nonfiction unit
Term | Definition |
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merely | no more than/ simply |
clusters | numbers of things of the same sort that are grouped together; bunches |
ignored | paid no attention to |
shipments | deliveries or acts of sending goods |
resumed | began again; continued |
perch | roost for a bird; seat |
relation | connection between two or more things |
quest | long search for something |
adequate | enough |
deceive | make someone believe something that is not true |
transformation | change |
ignorant | not knowing facts or information |
strategy | set of plans used to gain success or achieve a goal |
translucent | allowing light through |
compelled | forced |
improvising | making up or inventing on the spur of the moment |
perfunctorily | done without care merely as routine; superficially |
righteous | morally good and fair |
creation | the act of making or producing something that did not exist before |
evaluation | to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study |
analysis | a careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other |
application | an act of putting to use |
comprehension | the act or action of grasping with the intellect; to gain understanding through logic |
knowledge | information, understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education; recollection |