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study unit 986

Interpreting What You Read

QuestionAnswer
neutral doesn't make readers feel an emotion
infer speculate, draw conclusion
imply try to convince, support ,give or exchange information and ideas
evidence proof, fundamental part
conclusion bottom line, end
opinion belief, expression
fact verifiable truth; reality
bias belief in one way;partially
complained express sorrow
bargain agreement
free without charge
quality characteristic; feature
guaranteed pledge; promise
split divide into parts; voiding an agreement
bitterly with resentment
preliminary conclusion one that helps you get to a final conclusion
vivid producing a strong or clear impression on the sense
imagery literary tool that suggest the mental picture
stanza two or more lines of poetry that form one of the division of a poem
diverse different; various
poetry expressive rhythmic literary work
Emily Dickinson an American poet born in Amherst, mass in 1830
wit clever way to get peoples attention; humor
metaphors figures of speech; compares unlike things without using "like" or "as"
similes likens one thing to another dissimilar thing and once meant 'resemblance; similarity; two unlike things by using like
rhyme poetry in which lines end with like words
novellas longer stories
characters people writers invent for their stories
setting scene; background
motives reason; purpose
draughty drafty
traits characteristic
glimmer small light or sparkle
plot sequence of events in a story; what the story is about
conflict refers to the issue to be resolved in a story
theme the main point of the story; message the writer is trying to convey
protagonist the main character in a story
tedium boredom
cordon an ornamental cord or ribbon
dissimulation hiding under false appearance
cunningly craftily
knoll little hill
cove small inlet from the sea
prow front end of a boat
pane refers to window pane
thro' short for through
abbe' member of the french clergy
vexed troubled or bothered
sagacity wisdom
hearkening paying careful attention
stifled muffled
welled rose to the surface
dregs refers to the tea-leaf remains at the bottom of a tea cup
suspend put aside
anthropologist studies the lives of primitive people
paleoanthropologist refers to the study of lives of people who lived in ancient times
dialect a particular pattern or way of speaking
sociology the study of how people behave in groups
criminologist the study of criminal behavior
ponder to think about
perpetrator one who commits a crime
pummeling refers to the uses of fist or paws, as when a cat rises up to scratch on a tree
wafting drifting
purported means suppose to
sated very well fed; full
Indecipherable hard to find
Incongruous means out-of-place
tipples structures used to sort out rocks and shale from pieces of coal around coal mines
pawpaw is mountain dialect for granfather
wry a smile mixed humor with a bit of sarcasm
foist to give something to someone who don't understand whats being given
burlesque a comical spectacle
mania madness
satire make fun of something
touch him up is an old expression for teasing someone
savant a person of knowledge and wisdom
notorious very well known
inquest an investigation into the cause of a death
protracted extending over a long period of time
canvasses looked over
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