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30 Cards in this Set
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apparent
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1. easily seen or understood
2. appearing as such but not necessarily so |
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sullen
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1. grumpy, resentful
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impulse
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1. a sudden desire to do something without thinking about the results
2. a short electrical signal |
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retrieve
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1. to find something and bring it back
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emerge
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1. to appear after being hidden
2. to have a particular quality or position after a dificult experience |
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mislead
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1. to make someone believe something that is not true by giving him false or incomplete information
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tangible
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1. real, definite, and able to be shown or touched
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refute
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1. to prove that a statement or idea is not fair or correct
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invariably
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1. always, without changing
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regress
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1. to go back to an earlier, less developed state
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verify
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1. to find out if a fact, statement id true
2. to state that something is true |
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obscure
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1. unclear or difficult to understand
2. known about by only a few people |
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deteriorate
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1. to become worse
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hypothesis
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1. an idea that is suggested as an explanation of something, but has not yet been proved
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introspective
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1. thinking deeply about your own thoughts and feelings
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inevitable
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1. certain to happen and impossible to avoid
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crucial
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1. extremely impoprtant
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provoke
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1. to make someone very angry
2. to cause a sudden reaction or feeling |
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irrevocable
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1. not able to be changed or stopped
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cognitive
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1. having to do with the process of knowing and being able to remember
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plot
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The series of related events that make up a story
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conflict
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A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
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internal conflict
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a conflict that takes place within a characters own mind.
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external conflict
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when a character struggles with an outside force such as another character, society, or a natural force
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climax
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the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
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resolution
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the final part of the story when the conflict is resolved and the
story comes to a close |
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parallel episodes
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repeated elements of the plot,
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foreshadowing
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the use of clues of hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
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proposition and support
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a persuasive style of writing that begins with an opinion which is followed by logical reasons that explain why this is a valid idea.
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anecdotes
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a brief story told to illustrate a point
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