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English 10
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01/10/2005

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vague
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hazy, unclear
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hinderance
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obstacle, something that interferes with activity
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vigilance
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watchfullness, alert
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calibrated
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marked with measurements
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resilient
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capable of bouncing back to an original shape after being stretched
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Revoked
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to cancel or withdrawl
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tainted
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a trace of something harmful
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subliminal
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below the threshhold of conscious perception
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expendable
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dipensible
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anhilate
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to destroy completely, wipe out
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subtle
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practically undetectable
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benevolent
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characterized by good doing
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introverted
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to keep to one's self
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reprieve
Definition
bring back
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apathy
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not caring about the situation at hand
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immersed
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to cover completely in a liquid
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disrepancy
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mistake or defect
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audacity
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fearless, daring
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incapcitated
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to deprive of strength or ability
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ingenious
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Brilliant
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intimidating
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to fill with fear
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Pliant
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fully bendable
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intricacy
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great detail
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irrelevent
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not pertaining to the subject at hand
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spontaneous
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random
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belligerent
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hostile or war like
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assent
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concur
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superficial
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fake, not real
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diffident
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shy
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ineffectual
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useless, worthless
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3 ways to connect
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1.text to self
2.text to world
3.text to text
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visualizing
Definition
picturing things
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clarify
Definition
reviewing significant or important parts in the text
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summerizing
Definition
restating important details in your own words
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Predicting
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trying to figure out what's going to happen next
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questioning
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question the reason events occur and the motives behind the character's action and why the author chose to include specific information
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Evaluate
Definition
making judgementsand supporting them
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inference
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drawing a conclusion w/ the help of context clues
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assimilate
Definition
taking new information and linking it to what you already know
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Analyze
Definition
take something apart to see how it works
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cause and effect
Definition
determine the realationship btwn the events in the novel and the consequences that the characters face
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compare and contrast
Definition
finding similarities and differencesbtwn the text and something else
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Theme
Definition
central idea or message in a story
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Setting
Definition
place and time story occurs
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point of view
Definition
perspective from which the story is told
1st person: character from story
3rd person omisient: all seeing/knowing
3rd person limited: follows the main character
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Plot
Definition
series of events that make up story
exposition-introduction
rising action-events leading to climax
climax-point of most intensity/turning pt
Falling action-leads to resolution
Resolution- where you leave the characters
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characters types of.......
Definition
major characters-central characters
dynamic-changing
static-stay the same
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Personal pronouns
Definition
i,me,we,us,our,us
you,yours
he,she,it,him,her,his
they,theirs,them
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possesive pronouns
Definition
show possession
mine ours
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reflexive
Definition
reflect the action back on the noun
kim helped himselfto some more turkey
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intensive
Definition
purpose to intensifythe focus or add emphasis to the noun
I can't believe he himself told her
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interrogative
Definition
begin a question, NOT HOW!!!
what where when who which whose whom
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demonstative
Definition
point out sppecific ppl or objects
this these that those
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indefinite
Definition
do not refer to a specific person or thing
someone something most either each much both few any all more some none
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