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Unit 5 ELA VOCAB RS

TermDefention
Deportation (n) The act of expelling someone from a country.
Detention (n) The act of keeping someone in custody. (ex. A political prisoner.)
Fugitive (n) A person, usually a criminal escaping, or hiding from arrest
Devoted (Adj.) Showing strong commitment, loyalty, and dedication over a long period of time.
Preserving (v) Protecting something important so it is not lost, damaged, or forgotten.
Resembled (v) Looked very similar to someone else
Relic (n) A treasured object kept because it has strong emotional or historical importance
Humanity (n) Kindness, compassion, and belief in the goodness of people.
Legacy (n) What a person leaves behind that continues to influence others after their death
Analyze (v) to look closely at the small parts of a text to see how they work together and affect the whole
Context (n) encompasses a text, its speakers, its audience, its purposes, and the circumstances that surround the text, including the time period, and major historical, cultural, or literary events may impact the context.
Background Information (n) the (new) information that helps a reader better contextualize and understand a specific text
Quarrels (v) arguments; disagreements
Gestapo Secret police under Nazi Rule
Foreboding (n) sudden feeling that something bad is going to happen
Apprehension (n) fearful feeling about what will happen next
Intuition (n) ability to see the truth of something immediately without reasoning
Mounting (Adj.) increasing gradually; building up
Rigid (n) stiff and unbending
Insistent (adj.) demanding that something should happen
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