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Vocabulary List 8
Term | Definition |
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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 |
Cause | make happen |
Effect | Something brought about by a cause; result |
Problem | a situation to be considered solved or answered |
Solution | the answer to a problem |
Inter | jointly |
epi | upon, over |
opt | eye |
Retaliation | desire to get even |
Sweltering | to suffer from extreme heat |
Conservation | to preserve from loss or damage |
Contamination | to make unfit for use by adding something harmful or unpleasant |