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Vocabulary: Unit 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| characterization | a writers skill at creating believable characters with consistent personalities, thoughts, and actions (noun) |
| text structure | the way the author arranges the information his/her writes (noun) |
| circumference | distance around the outside of a circle (noun) |
| causal | describing the CAUSE in cause and effect sequence (adjective) |
| casual | describing something as relaxed and informal (adjective) |
| imply | to hint or suggest at something (verb) |
| criteria | the standards by which something may be judged or decided; requirements that need to be met (noun) |
| infer | to reach a conclusion based on context clue and implied information (verb) |
| demonstrate | to clearly show that details of something by giving proof, evidence, and/or a presentation (verb) |
| analogy | a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification (like a simile) (noun) |
| alight | to descend from the air and settle-bird (verbs) |
| botch | to repair poorly; to make a mess (verb) |
| browse | to read casually; to shop without the intent of buying anything (verb) |