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Vocab U 13 & 14
8th Grade Language Arts Vocab Lists 13 & 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away, as in fear or shame |
| impaired | lessened in quality;damaged |
| persuasion | used in writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader or listener to adopt a particular opinion or course of action |
| refute | gives evidence to prove an argument or statement false |
| obscure | conceal or hide |
| introspective | inward looking; thoughtful |
| renounced | gave up |
| simultaneously | at the same time |
| tone | the writers attitude toward his or her audience and subject. can be formal or informal, serious or playful, ironic or sarcastic. factors to consider are word choice, line length, rhyme, repetition |
| incredulous | with doubt or disbelief |
| indiscretion | lack of judgement |
| static | not changing |
| atones | makes amends for wrong doing |
| frugality | cheap; saving money |
| garnered | collected |
| bravado | pretended courage |
| askew | crookedly |
| sterling | of high quality |
| nebulous | vague; unclear |
| derisively | as if to ridicule |