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Unit 4 Vocab ELA
| Term | Definition | Part of Speech | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corroborate | To support an idea, statement, or character's point of view by giving more evidence/proof | verb | I use evidence to corroborate my reason. |
| Prevailing | The idea or feeling that is the strongest | adj | The fact that there was a man dying was prevailing. |
| Indicate | to pick or point out | verb | This will indicate if it snows tomorrow. |
| Tone | The way authors express their personal opinions about themselves, the content, subject, and/or audience | noun | Her tone was aggressive and demanding. |
| Mood | The emotions a reader feels when reading the excerpt | noun | Her mood was unacceptable. |
| Purpose | The reason a text exists; it is what the author or speaker hopes to accomplish by writing the text | noun | His purpose for writing the text was to persuade me to like dogs. |
| perspective | a way of thinking about and understanding something | noun | His perspective on dogs was that they are wonderful. |
| Audience | Those who actively engage the texts, interpret the texts according to their own knowledge and experiences, and use the text to accomplish their own purposes. | noun | The audience of the presentation was the class. |
| Expository Techniques | The elements an author uses that focus on central idea, provide evidence and examples, and present logical conclusions | noun | He used expository techniques to support his reason. |
| Stylistic | of or concerning style | adj | The stylistic works were magnificent. |
| Closure | a sense of resolution or conclusion | noun | He knew the end was near because of a sense of closure. |
| Suspense | a feeling of anxious curiosity that often builds during the rising action of a story | noun | The cliffhanger created a lot of suspense. |
| Adaptation | a story or work that is based on an older story, they often include changes in the orignal | noun | There are many adaptations of the Little Red Riding Hood. |
| Parenthetical Citations | Brief references within the text that provide readers with the source of information in parenthesis | noun | The source in the parenthetical citations was from national geographic. |
| Prefix Uni-(unify) | make or become united | prefix | George Washington would unify the states. |
| Root -mittere- (Emitting) | Act of sending or discharging something into the air | root | The factory was emitting harmful elements into the air. |
| Blight | Something that spoils; prevents growth or spoils | noun | The blight spoiled the can of beans. |
| Maladies | illnesses or diseases | noun | The maladies were spreading across the island. |
| Puzzled | confused and unable to understand | adj | The maze made him puzzled. |
| Stricken | very badly affected by trouble or sound | adj | The boy was stricken by fear because of the strange figure. |
| Stillness | absence of sound | noun | Their was an odd stillness in the room. |
| Deserted | abandoned or empty | adj | The deserted island had no resources. |
| Emissions | the release, discharge or sending out of something into the air or environment | noun | The coal plant sent out unhealthy emissions into the atmosphere. |
| Emit | to produce and discharge something | verb | Cars should not emit unhealthy substances. |
| Activist | A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change | noun | The activist led a protest throughout the city. |
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