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Unit 2 vocab ELA

TermDefinitionsentencepart of speech
cede to give up I had to cede my rights due to the dictatorship. v
enterprise business The main building of the enterprise is over there. n
capitalistic a type of government made by a market economy. We live in a capitalistic country. adj
threatening a problem that will cause something bad One type of threatening is blackmailing. adj
extinct gone forever Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago. adj
mutation an evolution There was a weird mutation that scientists discovered yesterday. n
prevailing the idea or feeling that is the strongest It was prevailing to me that I would not be able to get to the finish line. adj
distinguish To tell the difference between things, or to show what makes someone or something stand out I was not able to distinguish the two twins. v
corroborate to support an idea, statements, or character's point of view by giving more evidence or proof. I had to corroborate going out with my friends since my dad was suspicious. v
condensing making something shorter or more compact by removing extra words or details while keeping the main idea I had to condense my essay since it was too long. v
reveal to show or illustrate The teacher went on to reveal that the whole class has failed. v
accurately to correctly identify something The soccer player accurately scored the ball into the goal. adv
consistent keeping to the same principle; reliable His shooting accuracy was very consistent. adj
evident clearly seen or obvious The camera footage was evident to the case. adj
-tion the act of One of his creations was a car made out of cardboard. suffix
-ly how an action was done He shot the ball accurately into the goal. suffix
arguement an attempt to persuade someone on a topic open to debate n
author's purpose how the author feels about the situation n
claim/thesis a statement of the author's pov n
counterclaim an opposing claim that disagrees with the thesis n
credible source a reliable resource the writer can use to cite information n
formal style using a professional choice of words and tone/attitude n
reasoning the explanations of why the author feels in the way he or she does n
bias general tendency or leaning in one direction; partial toward one view over another n
refute to disprove a statement or theory v
relevant evidence facts, details, examples, etc. that support the writer's reasoning n
sound/logical complete or comprehensive. a way to describe an argument when it's based on logic/common sense adj
sufficient evidence when there is enough support to make the argument convincing adj
transitions words, phrases, or clauses that help the reader see how your ideas fit together to support your topic noun
fact information that can be proven, measured, or observed noun
opinion One's beliefs, thoughts, feelings, or emotions about a topic; point of view (informational reading standards) noun
rebuttal Response to opponent's counterclaim n
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