1St Nine Weeks (English)

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amenities

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conveniences

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condone

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to forgive or overlook

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cultivated

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educated, sophisticated

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naive

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trusting

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futile

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pointless

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affable

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friendly

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imperative

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of vital importance

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indolently

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lazily

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quarry

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prey

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scruples

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conscience

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solicitously

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showing care or concern

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tangible

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capable of being touched or felt

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uncanny

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mysterious, hard to beleive

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zealous

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strong interest or devotion

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instigate

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to stir up

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agile

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ablw to move quickly and easily

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depreciate

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to decrease in value

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cascade

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waterfall

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ransacking

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searching vigorously

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discreet

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prudently silent

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scrutiny

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careful examination

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nimble

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quick

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coveted

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longed for

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singed

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scorched

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assertion

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a statement

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chronicle

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a record of events

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cadence

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rhythmic flow

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inaudibly

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impossible to hear

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increment

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slight growth or increase

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inept

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incompetent- incapable

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inexplicable

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unexplainable

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optimal

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most favorable; best

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trepidation

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nervous fear

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unequivocal

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clear, unrivaled

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plot

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the chain of events in a story- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

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setting

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the time, place, and situation of a story

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theme

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the moral or lesson taught within the story

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foreshadow

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hints or clues about events to come

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flashback

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occurs when the story "flashes back" to an earlier event

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point of view

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the view point used within the story; 1st person, 3rd person. (omniscient or limited)

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conflict

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the struggle against opposing forces; ex. external: man vs. man, man vs. nature, internal: man vs. self

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metaphor

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an implied comparison (the moon is a yellow ball)

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simile

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a comparison using like or as

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personification

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giving a non- human thing human characteristics

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verbal irony

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when you say one thing but it means another. (often involves sarcasm)

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situational irony

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the situation is different from what you would expect

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dramatic irony

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the audience knows something a character in a story or movie doesn't

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denotation

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the actual "definition" of the word found in the dictionary

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connotation

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the "feeling" of the word (positive or negative)

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allusion

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a reference to sonething famous outside the story

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noun

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person, place, thing, or idea

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pronoun

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takes the place of a noun

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verbs

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expresses action or state of being

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adjectives

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modify nouns and pronouns

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adverbs

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tell when,where, how, or to what extent

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prepositions

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shows relationship

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conjunction

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connects words,phrases & clauses

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interjections

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expresses emotion