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ELA test vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is dialogue | conversation; words spoken by people or actors |
| what are consequences | a result of an action |
| what is perspective | a technique used to create an illusion or which point something is viewed |
| what does notable mean | important or remarkable; can be written down |
| what does contradict mean | connection or communication/ not getting along; argument |
| what does lamented mean | expressed regret |
| what is indignity | feeling that one has been disrespected |
| what is reproach | criticism or disaproval |
| what does discordant mean | lacking harmony |
| what is squabbling | fighting noisily over small matters |
| what does devastated mean | destroyed; completely upset |
| what is monologue | a long, uninterrupted speech delivered by a single person or character |
| what are statistics | numerical data, or facts with numbers, derived from research |
| what are anecdotes | brief stories that illustrate a point |
| what are linguists | people who study languages |
| what is a lecture | to talk in a critical way |
| what does the root lingua- mean | language + tongue |
| what does the root -ist mean | person who studies |
| what does the root bi- mean | two |
| what does the root -dict mean | speak or declare |
| what does the root demi mean | half or part |
| what does the root meta mean | change |
| what does the root trans mean | across or through |
| what does the root graph mean | draw or write |
| what is diction | choice of words |
| what is syntax | how words in a sentence are arranged to show the reason for writing |
| what does in- mean | not |
| what does the root -loq- mean | word |
| what does the root sequ mean | follow |
| what does the root spec mean | look |
| what does the root -not mean | mark |
| what is central idea | the main focus of an information text |