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unit four vocab

vocab wordpart of speechdefinition sentence
corroborate verb to support an idea I corroborate the idea of bringing phones
prevailing adjective the idea/feeling that's the greatest It was prevailing to press the button
indicate verb to pick or point out It was indicated that it was incorrect
tone noun the way authors express their opinions The tone was very dark
mood noun the emotions the reader feels when reading The mood was very gloomy and sad
purpose noun the reason the text exists The purpose is to help people
perspective noun particular way of viewing a story or a passage The perspectives are different for everybody
audience noun the people who are viewing the story or book The audience was young people
expository techniques noun the elements authors use when discussing elements in writing .
stylistic adjective of or concerning style (used when discussing elements in writing) .
closure noun a sense of resoulution The closure was sad
suspense noun A feeling of suspense or curiosity The suspense scared the audience
adaptation noun A story or work based of an older story The adaption of the book was bad
parenthetical citations noun citations are notes Parenthetical means informaticall parentheses ..
works cited noun page with sources and gives credit .
Latin prefix uni uniform one form of clothing The uniform was uncomfortable
Latin root mittere . -
blight noun something that prevents growth or destroys The blight destroyed the town
maladies noun illness or disease Everyone in town had maladies
puzzled adjective confused and unable to under stand We were puzzled by the puzzle
stricken adjective very affected by trouble The thunder has stricken the town
stillness noun absence of noise or motion The stillness was abnormal
deserted adjective empty abandoned The town was deserted
emissions noun the release of something into the environment The emissions were killing the planet
emit verb to produce or discharge The cars emit toxins
activist noun a person who campaigns for change Many activists gathered up to protest the govvernment
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