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Reading KCCT Glossary A-H
Reading KCCT Glossary A-H
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English
4th Grade
03/06/2009

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antonym
Definition
a word that means the opposite of another word
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author's purpose
Definition
an author's reason for writing a passage
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base word
Definition
a word to which a prefix or suffix is added
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blends
Definition
two consonants whose sounds blend together
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boldface
Definition
dark type used to emphasize important words
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capitalization
Definition
starting words with a capital, or upper-case, letter
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caption
Definition
gives information about a picture
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cause
Definition
the reason for something
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character
Definition
person, animal, or object in a story
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character trait
Definition
something that describes a character
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chart or table
Definition
list showing information in rows and columns
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closed compound word
Definition
combines two words into one
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compare
Definition
look for ways two or more things or ideas are like
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compound word
Definition
made by joining two or more words to express one idea
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conclusion
Definition
a decision based on given facts
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conflict
Definition
problem that characters in the story have
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consonants
Definition
the letters b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, sometimes y and z
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contrast
Definition
look for ways that two or more things or ideas are different
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critical anaylyis
Definition
personal response to what is written
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diagram
Definition
picture of something with labels of its parts
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digraph
Definition
two letters that make one sound
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effect
Definition
what happens
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fact
Definition
something that can be proved
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figurative language
Definition
words that do not always mean exactly what they say
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foreshadowing
Definition
a clue an author gives about what might happen later in a story
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genre
Definition
a kind of fiction or nonfiction
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glossary
Definition
mini-dictionary at the end of a book
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graph
Definition
shows numbers of things
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graphic aids
Definition
give information visually
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heading
Definition
name of a chapter or section
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hyphenated compound word
Definition
joins two or more words with hypens
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