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Vocabulary # 2
Reading
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genre | type or category of literature |
| Plot | major events in a story |
| Characters | people or animals in a story |
| Conflict | the main problem |
| Theme | the main point, lesson |
| Setting | where and when the story takes place |
| Topic Sentence | a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph |
| Main Idea (Controlling Idea) | The controlling idea of a paragraph is the main idea or point the writer is trying to make |
| Details | information that supports the controlling or main idea |
| Apostrophe | a punctuation mark (') used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book ; boys' coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't ; he's ; class of '99) |
| Possessive noun | nouns that show ownership or possession |
| Ambe | both |
| Aqua | water |
| Aud | hear |
| Incredulously | feeling unable to believe something; shocked |
| Resignedly | giving in patiently |
| Guffaw | a load burst of laughter |
| Taboos | something that is forbidden |
| Prefix | letters added to the beginning of a root word |
| Suffix | letters added to the end of a root word |
| Base word/root word | original word before the prefix or suffix |