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F/NF Selection Vocab
Vocabulary from stories in the Fiction/Nonfiction unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |