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8th grade

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Communist a person who supports or believes in a classless society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
conspirations acts or actions of plotting or secretly combining
credit the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
sanitarium an estabilishment for the medical treatment of people who are recovering or have a chronic illness
governess a woman employed to teach children in a private household
swastika an anciet symbol in the form of equal armed cross with each arm continued at the right angle, used (in clockwise form) as the emblem of the German Nazi party
pogrom an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe
anti-Semitic hostile to or prejudiced against Jews
agency is the capacity of individuals to act independently
Allusion is when the author makes a reference that calls to mind another story
Tone the general attitude of feeling of a piece of writing or dialogue
character analysis is an exploration of the traits, personality and characteristics of a character within a story
Connotations are the positive, negative, or neutral assoications of words
Denotations dictionary definitions
word choice is the author's way of using words to create a vivid image that directly affects your understanding of a text's meaning
Analogy is a comparison between two things to help someone understand an unfamiliar thing or idea
Created by: kbgooding
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