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ELA Unit 7 & 8

QuestionAnswer
mobile able to move from one place to another
motivation the condition of being eager to act or work
motive a reason for doing something
tractor a large vehicle used to pull farm equipment
detract to reduce the strength, value, or importance of something
contract to make something smaller or shorter; to become smaller
attention the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone or something
extend to cause something, such as your arm or leg, to straighten out or to stretch out
tension the amount that something is stretched; an uneasy feeling that makes it difficult to relax
contentious likely to cause people to argue or diagree
hospital a place where sick or injured people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born
hospitable generous and friendly to guests or visitors
homonym a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning
synonym a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language
antonym a word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word
anonymous not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown
acronym a name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in a title
pseudonym a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name
hostile not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant
hostage a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed
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