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unit 5 vocab

vocab

TermDefinition
deportation POS: n Definition: The act of expelling someone from a country Sentence: He faces deportation for overstaying his visa.
detention POS: n Definition: The act of keeping someone in custody Sentence: The teacher kept the student after school for detention.
fugitive POS: n Definition: A person who has escaped or is in hiding to avoid arrest Sentence: The fugitive criminal was finally caught after weeks on the run.
quarrels POS: n Definition: arguments; disagreements Sentence: The children often quarrel over toys.
Gestapo POS: n Definition: Secret police force of Nazi Germany, often known for its brutality. Sentence: The Gestapo worked for the Nazis.
foreboding POS: n Definition: Sudden feeling that something bad is going to happen. Sentence: A sense of foreboding settled over the town.
apprehension POS: n Definition: Fearful feeling about what will happen next Sentence: She felt a wave of apprehension before the big exam.
intuition POS: n Definition: ability to see the truth of something immediately without reasoning Sentence: His intuition told him something was wrong.
mounting POS: adj. Definition: increasing gradually; building up Sentence: the mounting pressure made her nervous.
rigid POS: Adj. Definition: stiff and unbending Sentence: The rules at school were very rigid
insistent POS: Adj Definition: demanding that something should happen Sentence: The dog was insistent on going for a walk.
devoted POS: adj. Definition: showing strong commitment, loyalty, and dedication over a long period of time. Sentence: She was devoted to helping animals.
preserving POS: V. Definition: Protecting something important so that it is not lost, damaged or forgotten. Sentence: They are preserving old books in the library.
resembled POS: v. Definition: Looked very similar to someone else Sentence: The baby resembled her mother.
relic POS: n Definition: A treasured object kept because it has strong emotional or historical importance Sentence: The museum displayed an ancient relic
humanity POS: n Definition: Kindness, compassion, and belief in the goodness of people Sentence: Acts of kindness show the best in humanity.
legacy POS: n Definition: what a person leaves behind that continues to influence others after their death. Sentence: He wanted to leave a positive legacy.
analyze POS: v. Definition: To look closely at the small parts of a text to see how they work together and affect the whole. Sentence: I tried to analyze what she was saying, but I failed to because pf the loud background noise.
background information POS: n Definition: The (new) information that helps a reader better contextualize and understand a specific text Sentence: The teacher gave us background information about the holocaust.
context POS: n Definition: 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.
context Sentence: Knowing the weather was stormy gave context to why the ship sank.
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