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Unit 4 Vocabulary
ELA Flashcards Unit 4 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| precise (adj) | exact and detailed | The painting was very precise. |
| credibility (n) | the quality of being trustworthy | The article's credibility was very low. |
| relevant (adj) | pertaining to or applicable to a topic; germane | The paragraph wasn't relevant to the main idea of the text. |
| bias (n) | general tendency or leaning in one direction; partial toward one view | I have a bias of dogs and cats. |
| counterclaim (n) | an opposing claim that disagrees with the thesis | The counterclaim was very strong and had good reasoning. |
| rebuttal (n) | response to the counterclaim. Rebuttals support the claim in an argument. | The rebuttal was weak and didn't make sense for the topic |
| purpose (n) | the intent or aim (author’s purpose is the reason in writing a text) | The purpose of the text was to show how homework is bad. |
| audience (n) | The person/people for whom a text is written | The author's audience was lost in her story. |
| expository techniques (n) | the elements an author uses that focus on central idea, provide evidence and examples | The textbook uses several expository techniques, to explain the historical event. |
| narrative techniques (n) | elements an author uses to tell a story including description, dialogue, and reflection. | The audience enjoyed the narrative techniques to blur the line with reality. |
| citation (n) | a brief reference within the text that provides readers with the source of the information. | In essays, they always have citations of evidence. |
| decipher (v) | succeed in interpreting or understanding something. | The letter was impossible to decipher because of the bad handwriting. |
| invincible (adj) | impossible to defeat | Everyone thought that the hero's were invincible. |
| contraption (n) | machine that seems strange or unnecessarily complicated | The new contraption was presented at city hall. |
| newfangled (adj) | invented only recently, strange seeming | The newfangled robot was shown all around |
| ingenuity (n) | quality of being original and clever | The student showed his ingenuity in his school project. |
| improvisations (n) | things that are created without any preparations | The villain had to improvise his plan to not get caught. |
| engineer (n) | a person with scientific training who designs and builds machines, systems, and products | The engineer made the blue prints for the sewage channel. |
| generators (n) | machines that produce energy | When we had a black out we used the generators in the basement. |
| current (n) | flow of electricity | The current flowed through the city wires. |
| cunning (adj) | skillful: clever | The cunning cat made it's way to the unsuspecting mouse. |
| veered (v) | changed directions | The ship veered to the left just in time before they hit the cliff. |
| Latin prefix -in inside (n) | quality of not being out doors and being in a building. | The student refused to stay inside instead of going to recess. |
| Latin root -credere- incredible | impossible to believe. | The dog's ability to listen efficiently was incredible. |
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