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Unit 4 Resources
| Term | Definition + POS | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Corroborate | To support a idea, statement, or a charaters point of view, by giving more evidence or proving your evidence - Verb. | There was no evidence to corroborate his story. |
| Prevailing | The idea or feeling that is strongest - Adj. | What's the prevailing view on this in your country? |
| Indicate | To pick or point out - Verb. | Lee had gestured to indicate the kitchen and the rest of the house. |
| Tone | The way authors express their personal opions about themselfs - Noun. | Hey, I can't make it tonightâmaybe we can grab a bite tomorrow! |
| Mood | The emotions; how a reader feels when reading their experts - Noun. | His moods swung from laughter to tears without warning. |
| Purpose | The reason the text exists. It's what the auther hopes to accomplish - Noun. | She said it on purpose to scare him. |
| Perspective | A way of thinking or understanding something - Noun. | You walk down the dark hallway, feeling a chill. |
| Audience | People who actively engage with the text, and understand it - Noun. | He demanded an audience with the Pope |
| Expository techniques | Methods, and strategies used to explain, inform, or describe info in a clear, precise and organised manner - Noun. | I used expository techniques to finally get my friend to believe ghosts wern't real. |
| Sylistic | Of a concerning style, especially literary style - Adj. | There was a decision made by her to go. |
| Closure | A sence of resolution, or a conclution - Noun | The government forced the closure of the facility. |
| Suspence | A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen/ A build up to a senseful moment - Noun | The suspense of whether the government will close my business, or will approve it got to me. |
| Adaptation | The action or process of adapting or being adapted - Noun | It is a process of adaptation, a habit earned with effort, pain, and hard-work. |
| Uni-cycle | Riding on one wheel, Uni- one. | The cirus had a contest to see who coud drive the unicycle the best! |
| ad-mittere | To send to, Let in, Admit, or Allow. | You are admittere to see the president now sir. |
| Blight | Something that spoils, prevents growth, or completly destroys - Noun/Verb | She dug up all of the roses affected by blight! |
| Maladies | illnesses or diseases - Noun. | He aged with dignity despite kidney disease and other maladies! |
| Puzzled | Confused and unable to comprehend something - Adj. | I am puzzled after I got this quiz, its too difficult! |
| Stricken | Seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling - Adj. | The pilot landed the stricken aircraft. |
| Stillness | Abcense of noise or motion - Noun. | The stillness of the room made me shiver a bit in fear... |
| Deserted | Of a place empty - Adj. | A deserted villiager was walking down a empty road. |
| Emissions | The release, discharge, or sending out of something into the air or environment - Noun. | The emissions of chemicals caused a massive extiction problem. |
| Emit | To produce and discharge something - Verb. | The chemicals emited a poisonus smell |
| Activist | A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change - Noun. | "We need a new president!", people shouted across the city! |
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