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Week 5
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anagram | a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters |
| assertion | the act of declaring something; a claim or declaration state positively |
| coherent | logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed |
| goad | a prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or urges; an irritating stimulus; v. to prod into action; to urge on |
| noncommittal | not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing one’s purpose or position |
| quixotic | impractically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds |
| fulminate | to talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly |
| inexplicable | impossible to explain or understand |
| proboscis | the long snout of an animal; a nose especially a prominent one; tubular organ |
| surmise | to guess or suppose; n. a guess based on little evidence |
| S V Dependent Clause | Dependent or subordinate clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions |