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Unit 4 vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corroborate | -(verb) To support an idea, statement, or POV with evidence -I was relieved when my sister corroborated why we were late for dinner |
| Prevailing | -(adj.) The idea or feeling that is the strongest -My anger was prevailing when my sister popped my volleyball |
| Indicate | -(verb) To pick or point out -the door being closed indicated my brother was in there |
| Tone | -(noun) The way the authors expressed their personal opinion about themselves, the content, or audience -my mom uses a stern tone when shes frustrated |
| Mood | -(noun) The emotions a reader feels when reading the exerpt -the book has a very sad mood in this chapter |
| Purpose | -(noun) The reason the text exists -the purpose of these vocab terms is to help me learn |
| Perspective | -(noun) A way of thinking about and understanding something -my perspective on the situation is that you did it by accident |
| Audience | -(noun) Those who actively engage with the text/texts -the audience the author wanted for this bookwas 10-12 year olds |
| Expository Techniques | -(noun) The elements an author uses that focus on a central idea -the author used expository techniques in this story |
| Stylistic | -(adj.) Of or concerning style -the author used stylistic techniques in this text |
| Closure | -(noun) a sense of resolution or conclusion -my family now has closure after loosing our pet. |
| Suspense | -(noun) a feeling of anxious curiosity -there was a sense of suspense when the villan was chasing the hero |
| Adaptation | -(noun) a story or work based on an older story -the percy jackson and the olympians show is an adaptation of the books |
| Parenthetical Citations | -(noun) citations: breif refrences within texts parenthetical: within perentheses - the author used parenthetical citations in this part of the story |
| Works Cited | -(noun) a list at the end of a paper or text that shows all the sources used to find the information -the works cited can be found at the bottom of the text |
| Latin Prefix uni- -word that uses uni: Unison | -(uni-) on; single -(unison) simultanious preformance of action by utterance of speech |
| Latin root -mittere- -word that uses mittere: emit | -(-mittere-) to send out; release -(emit) to produce and discharge something |
| Blight | -(noun) something that spoils, prevents, or destroys -a strange blight crept over the area |
| Maladies | -(noun) illness or desease -mysterious maladies struck the flocks of chickens |
| Puzzled | -(adj.) confused and unable to understand something -the doctors became more and more puzzled about this spread of sickness |
| Stricken | -(adj.) very badly affected by trouble or illness -children who would be stricken with the sickness while at play |
| Stillness | -(adj.) absense of noise or motion - there was a strange stillness |
| Deserted | -(adj,) abandoned; empty - it wad deserted by all living things |
| Emissions | -(noun) the release of something into the air or enviornment -car emissions cause a lot of pollution |
| Emit | -(verb) to produce and discharge of something -the room emitted a strange green light |
| Activist | -(noun) a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change -there was a campaign led by a social activist at a Kroger today. |
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