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Q2 - List 2 (9th)
9th Grade Vocab - Q2 List 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambiguous: | unclear; having more than one meaning |
| clarify: | to make something clearer and easier to understand |
| comprehend: | to understand something that is complicated or difficult |
| concept: | an idea of how something is or how something should be done |
| information: | facts or details about something |
| fact: | a piece of information that is known to be true |
| interpret: | to understand something to have a particular meaning |
| research: | to study or investigate something in detail |
| sources: | people, books, or documents that supply you with information |
| statistics: | a set of numbers that represent facts or measurements |
| connection: | the process or result of joining two or more things together |
| feeling: | an opinion or a belief about something that is influenced by emotions |
| insight: | clear or deep perception or understanding of something |
| instinct: | the natural ability to think, behave, or react in a particular way without learning it or thinking about it first |
| sensory: | involving one or more of the five senses: taste, touch, hearing, sight, and smell |
| essay: | examines and discusses a focused topic, often including the writer's personal POV |
| speech: | written to be read aloud, presents a topic and may be intended to persuade, inform, explain, or entertain |
| style: | the particular way a writer uses language, reflects the author's personality |
| tone: | the author's attitude toward both the subject and the readers or listeners |
| diction: | the author's choice of words |
| bias: | an author's one-sided representation of the story |