Unit 2: Lessons 3–4

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 9, Unit 2, Lessons 3–4.
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  1. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  2. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  3. reference
    a book from which you can seek authoritative facts
  4. simulate
    create a representation or model of
  5. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  6. maneuver
    direct the course of or determine the direction of traveling
  7. analytical
    using or skilled in using reasoning
  8. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
  9. device
    something in an artistic work designed to achieve an effect
  10. short story
    a brief but fully developed prose narrative
  11. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
  12. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  13. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  14. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  15. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  16. suffix
    a linguistic element that is added at the end of the word
  17. irreproachable
    free of guilt; not subject to blame
  18. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  19. negligence
    the trait of ignoring responsibilities and lacking concern
  20. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
Created on Fri Aug 28 15:35:54 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Sep 02 12:08:57 EDT 2020)

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