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Unit 2 Resources
| Term | Definition + POS | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Cede | Formally give up rights - Verb | They had to cede control of their company to their son. |
| Enterprize | Business venture or company - Noun | I work for a state-owned enterprise. |
| Capitalistic | Characteristic of a economy system that is privatly owned. | There is no completely capitalistic system. |
| Threatening | Dangerous - Adj. | The threatening weather forced the evacuation of coastal towns. |
| Extinct | No longer in existence - Adj. | Dinosaurs are now extinct because of the "meteor attack". |
| Mutation | Change in form, nature or qualities - Noun. | The rainbow mutation on the La Grande made it rainbow, and increase it's money multiplier. |
| Prevailing | The idea or feeling that is the strongest - Adj. | What's the prevailing view on this in your country? |
| Distinguish | To tell the difference between things - Verb. | I distinguished the taco trait on the traleo tralala. |
| Corroborate | To support a idea, statement, or a point of view - Verb | There was no evidence to corroborate his story. |
| Condensing | Making something shorter by removing extra words or phrases, but keeping the main idea - Verb. | Water vapour in the air condenses into fog. |
| Reveal | To show or illustrate - Verb. | He removed his shoes to reveal a pair of bright pink socks. |
| Accurately | To correctly identify something - Adverb. | I accurately determined the math question no one could solve. |
| Consistent | Done in the same way every time - Adj. | He is their most consistent player this season. |
| Evident | Clearly seen or obvious - Adj. | It was evident on who ate my chocolate cake. |
| Atten -tion | The act of taking notice of someone/ something the regarding of someone/ something as important. | I paid close attention to see who eats my chocolate cake this time. |
| Friend -ly | Acting in a kind, and pleasant way that shows goodwill, making others feel comfortable and at ease. | I noticed a kid alone in the lunch table, so I became friendly by accompanying him. |
| Argument | A attempt to persuade some on a open debate topic - Noun. | |
| Author's perspective | How a authors feels about a situation or topic - Noun | |
| Claim/Thesis | A statement of an author's point of view - Verb/Noun. | |
| CounterClaim | A opposing claim that disagrees with the thesis - Noun/Verb | |
| Credible Source | A reliable resource the writer can use to cite information - Adj. | |
| Formal Style | Using a professional choice of words and tone/attitude - Adj. | |
| Reasoning | The explanation of why the author feels the way she/he does - Noun. | |
| Bais | General tendency or learning in one direction; partical view - N/V/Adj/Adv | |
| Refute | To disprove a statement or theory - Verb. | |
| Relevant evidence | Facts, details or examples that show the writers reasoning - Adj/Verb. | |
| Sound/Logic | A complete or comprehensive way to describe a argument when its based on logic/common sence - Adj. | |
| Sufficant evidence | When there's enough evidence/support to make argument convincing - Noun/Adj. | |
| Transitions | Words, phrases. or clauses that help the reader see how ur ideas fit the topic - Noun | |
| Facts | Information that can be proven, measured or observed - Noun | |
| Opinions | A belif, thought, feeling, or emotions about a topic; point of view - Noun | |
| Rebuttals | Responce to opponets counterclaim - Noun |