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Vocabulary 21
Compare and Contrast
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Text Structure | how an author organizes their writing |
| Sequence | explains how things happen in order; chronological order |
| Cause/Effect | the author explains how one event leads to or causes another |
| Problem/Solution | the author identifies a problem and offers one or more solutions |
| Descriptive | the author offers a main idea and supports it with details; also known as main idea |
| Compare/Contrast | the author explains how things are similar or different |
| Compare | to say that something is similar to something else |
| Similar | features that are the same |
| Contrast | a person or thing showing differences when compared with another |
| Contrary | the opposite; thing that is the opposite of another |
| Struct | to build |
| Jur/juris | judge/oath/law |
| Log/logue | word or study |
| Aggressive | a person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people |
| Ancient | very old, or having existed for a long time |
| Annually | happening or appearing once a year; yearly |
| Carnivore | an animal that eats meat |
| Oxymoron | a word or phrase that expresses two opposite ideas |