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Grade 6 Vocab Test 3
LMS Grade 6 Vocab Test 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| previous | existing or happening before present time |
| protagonist | the main character; leading person or hero in play, novel, movie, etc. |
| antagonist | a person who opposes or goes against another person |
| thrive | to grow or develop successfully: to flourish or succeed |
| survive | to remain alive; to continue to function, succeed, etc. in spite of something |
| gist | what something is mainly about;the essential part of something |
| vagrant | a person who has no place to live and no job who wanders from place to place and asks people for money (begs) |
| depression | a period of time in which there is little economic activity and many people do not have time |
| figurative language | language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation |
| personality | the set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving, etc., that makes a person different from other people |
| component | one of the parts (such as a system or mixture) : an important piece of something |
| contrast | to compare (two people or things) to show how they are different |
| tone | the feelings a narrator has toward a character or subject in the story |
| mood | using words and descriptions to create a particular feeling in the reader |
| imagery | to represent objects actions and ideas in such a way that causes people to create pictures in their mind or it appeals to our physical senses |
| flashback | a part of a story or movie that describes or shows something that happened in the past |
| foreshadow | to give a suggestion of something that has not yet happen |
| intuition | the ability to understand something immediately and instinctively |
| commence | to begin, to cause to start; set in motion |
| contribute | to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common suppluy, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes |
| stanza | a group of lines that form a unit of a poem |
| judgmental | tending to form an opinion about someone or something too quickly and critically |
| acquaintance | someone who is known but is not a close friend |
| compromise | a way of reaching agreement in which each person or group gives something that was wanted in order to end an argument or dispute |
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