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Vocab #2
English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| disheveled | untidy, messy |
| nebulous | vague, unclear |
| scrupulously | sticking to values and principles |
| exultant | marked by great joy |
| impetuous | marked by sudden energy, impulsive |
| essay | a short piece of nonfiction writing on a subject |
| exposition | writing that explains |
| coherence | arrangement of ideas in an easily understood way |
| revision | piece of writing that has been changed to improve it |
| composition | a unified piece of writing with several combined ideas |
| figurative language | language used for descriptive effect |
| generalization | idea or statement emphasizing the general over the specific |
| literal | language that means exactly what it appears to mean |
| overview | general idea of what is to be covered |
| idiom | phrases of expression that means something different from what the words actually say |