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What is an autobiography?
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The story of a person's life
written by that person. |
Autobiographers use primary sources to write their stories.
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What is a biography?
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The story of a person's life written by another person.
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Biographers use secondary sources to write their stories with the purpose of bringing it together to present accurate accounts of their subjects lives.
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brooding
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full of worry; troubled
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Synonym: troubled
Antonym: carefree |
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combatant
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someone who physically fights
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Synonym: fighter
Antonym: negotiator |
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prominent
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wellknown; widely recognized.
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Synonym: famous
Antonym: infamous |
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sanitarium
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an institution for the care of people with a specific disease or other health problem.
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a hospital or clinic
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diptheria
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a serious infectious disease
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migrant
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moving from place to place.
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Synonym: nomad, gypsy
Antonym: |
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priority
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something that must receive attention first.
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Synonym: top concern
Antonym: |
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tenement slums
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parts of a city where poor people live in crowded shabby buildings.
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Synonym: a housing project
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chaotic
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confused; disordered
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Synonym: bedlam, mayhem
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convoluted
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difficult to understand; complicated
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Synonym: incomprhensible
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ethnicity
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a racial, national, or cultural heritage.
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Having a heritage like American.
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exotic
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unusual or different
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Synonym: Strange
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inevitably
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impossible to avoid or prevent
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Synonym: will happen no matter what
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ironically
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in a way that is contrary to what is expected or intended
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Synonym: opposite of what we think will happen.
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usher
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to make known the presence or arrival of; to introduce.
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initial
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first; to begin
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merge
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to blend together
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specify
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to make known or identify
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What is an autobiography?
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The story of a person's life
written by that person. |
Autobiographers use primary sources to write their stories.
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What is a biography?
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The story of a person's life written by another person.
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Biographers use secondary sources to write their stories with the purpose of bringing it together to present accurate accounts of their subjects lives.
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brooding
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full of worry; troubled
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Synonym: troubled
Antonym: carefree |
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combatant
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someone who physically fights
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Synonym: fighter
Antonym: negotiator |
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prominent
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wellknown; widely recognized.
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Synonym: famous
Antonym: infamous |
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sanitarium
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an institution for the care of people with a specific disease or other health problem.
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diptheria
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a serious infectious disease
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migrant
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moving from place to place.
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Synonym: nomad, gypsy
Antonym: |
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priority
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something that must receive attention first.
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Synonym: top concern
Antonym: |
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tenement slums
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parts of a city where poor people live in crowded shabby buildings.
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Synonym: a housing project
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chaotic
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confused; disordered
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Synonym: bedlam, mayhem
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convoluted
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difficult to understand; complicated
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Synonym: incomprhensible
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ethnicity
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a racial, national, or cultural heritage.
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Having a heritage like American.
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exotic
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unusual or different
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Synonym: Strange
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inevitably
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impossible to avoid or prevent
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Synonym: will happen no matter what
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