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nonfiction unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| essay | a short piece of nonfiction in which a writer expresses a personal view of a subject |
| narrative essay | a nonfiction piece that tells a story |
| persuasive essay | an essay that presents and supports an opinion |
| reflective essay | an essay that reveals a writer's feelings about a topic of personal importance |
| forebears | ancestors |
| rancor | spite |
| obstinacy | stubborness |
| pious | showing religious devotion |
| aloofness | a state of being removed or distant |
| perplexes | confuses |
| permeate | spread throughout |
| epiphany | a moment of sudden understanding |
| Gentiles | any non-Jewish persons |
| cheder | religious school |
| vagrants | jobless people who wander from place to place |
| esthetically | artistically |
| inexplicably | a condition that cannot be explained |
| fiestas | celebrations |
| pueblo | village or town |
| gringos | foreigners |