Unit 1: Lessons 5–6

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 12, Unit 1, Lessons 5–6.
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  1. letter
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  2. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  3. sense
    the meaning of a word or expression
  4. antecedent
    the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
  5. diary
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  6. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  7. message
    what a communication that is about something is about
  8. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
  9. connect
    make a logical or causal linkage
  10. commend
    give to in charge
  11. quell
    overcome or allay
  12. affair
    a matter or concern
  13. bailiff
    officer of the court employed to execute writs and processes
  14. writ
    a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  15. ransack
    steal goods; take as spoils
  16. extract
    remove, usually with some force or effort
  17. sustenance
    a source of food or nourishment
  18. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  19. deprivation
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
  20. superficial
    only concerned with what is apparent or obvious
  21. mandatory
    required by rule
  22. lyric
    of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
  23. tone
    a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
Created on Wed Sep 02 10:38:21 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Sep 10 14:18:33 EDT 2020)

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