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Final Review 21-22
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| to continue to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop | persist |
| having a connection with the subject or issue | relevant |
| to make known; to show or prove that (someone or something) is a particular type of person or thing. | reveal |
| Material that is presented to show or prove that something else exists or is true | evidence |
| a statement you believe to be true; your answer | claim |
| the order in which things happens or should happen | sequence |
| a small part or piece of a longer work | excerpt |
| to make certain that something is accurate and true | verify |
| a particular part of something (such as a situation or activity) | element |
| to mention (something) especially as an example or to support an idea or opinion | cite |
| to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes; to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.) | annotate |
| to show (something, like thinking); to make (something) known ; to think carefully about | reflect |
| an inherent characteristic | attribute |
| a guess that you make based on the information you have about the size, amount, etc. of something | estimate |
| one of the parts of something (such as a system or mixture: an important piece of something | component |
| what something is mainly about; the essential part of something | gist |
| to compare (two people or things) to show how they are different | contrast |
| find the solution; reach a decision | resolve |
| something that is advantageous or good; an advantage | benefit |
| to have an effect on; influence; alter | impact |
| not quite exact or correct | approximate |
| to give to a common supply, fund, or purpose | contribute |
| he action of building; something arranged in a definite pattern of organization | structure |
| central unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell a story | central idea |
| using reasoning to develop a conclusion; background knowledge + information from the text | inference |