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Unit4 Study Resource

TermDefinitionSentencePart of Speech
precise exact and detailed Painting requires precise movements. ADJ.
credibility the quality of being trustworthy The more he lied the more his credibility dropped. N.
relevant pertaining to or applicable to a topic the data was not relevant. ADJ.
bias general tendency or leaning in one direction; partial towards one view over another a judge should have no bias. N.
counterclaim an opposing claim that dis agrees with the thesis although his point was strong, her counterclaim proved him wrong. N.
rebuttal response to the counterclaim. Rebuttals support the claim in an argument/debate Her counterclaim was strong however his rebuttal changed everything. N.
purpose the intent or aim. Authors purpose is his/her reason/objective it was difficult to find the authors purpose. N.
audience the person/people for whom a text is written the audience was not amused. N.
expository techniques the elements an author uses that focus on central idea, provide evidence, and give examples photosynthesis is the process plants use to make food. N.
narrative techniques elements an author uses to tell a story I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. N.
citation brief reference within the text that provides readers with the source of information According to "Source 1" dogs are better than cats. N.
decipher succeed in interpreting or understanding something We finally started to decipher the hidden code. V.
invincible impossible to defeat after many attempts to break the rock, it started to seem invincible. ADJ.
contraption machine that seems strange or unnecessarily complicated The boys contraption at the science fair suddenly exploded. N.
newfangled invented only recently, therefore, strange-seeming All these newfangled machines were making my head hurt. ADJ.
ingenuity quality of being original and clever Their combined ingenuity made great things. N.
improvisations things that are created without any preparation through the performance, she made many improvisations along the way. N.
engineer person with scientific training that builds machines, products, or systems The engineer worked to rebuild the train. N.
generators machines that produce electricity During the snow storm, we had to turn on the backup generators. N.
current flow of electricity The electric current wasn't strong enough to power the light. N.
cunning skillful; clever She made a cunning plan to fake her own death. ADJ.
veered changed directions The plane slowly veered into the ground, crashing. V.
Latin prefix in-: not, in/on inhale: breath in to breath you must inhale then exhale.
Latin root -cedere-: to send out; release Exceed: To go beyond a set limit. My students work exceed my expectations.
 

 



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