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Nonfiction vocab 2

Nonfiction vocabulary

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a beating or whipping flogging
the cultural traditions, stories, and beliefs passed down through generations in a group or society heritage
to express indirectly by an image, form, or model; to be a symbol of represent
an attack seige
to influence with values, ideas, and practices typical of Europe and North America westernize
an idea or feeling that a word suggests connotation
the events, situations, or language that surround a particular word, phrase or piece of text that help explain its meaning context
a hint in the surrounding text that can help a reader infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word, phrase, or description context clues
the literal or dictionary definition of a word denotation
polite or decent conduct civility
to become aware of something or gain knowledge through the senses perceive
to continue to exist persist
generally negative consequences of an action repercussion
(of something bad) very great; intense severe
ability to accept and respect ideas or practices in spite of any personal disagreement or differences tolerance
a piece of writing or speech expressing and defending an opinion about a topic argument
a statement expressing a main idea of an argument claim
something that can be proven or disproven debatable
to describe, trace, or outline delineate
facts, statistics, numerical data, quotations, specific examples, and expert opinions that support a claim evidence
statements, questions, and appeals that explain why a reader should consider the evidence that is presented and accept the claim reasoning
Created by: Annettebeard
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