Unit 6: Lesson 1

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 8, Unit 6, Lesson 1.
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  1. communicate
    interchange information or ideas
  2. draft
    any of the various versions in the development of a work
  3. liberation
    the act of freeing someone or something
  4. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  5. publish
    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
  6. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  7. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  8. drama
    the literary genre of works intended for the theater
  9. playwright
    someone who writes plays
  10. script
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
  11. cast
    the actors in a play, film, or television show
  12. stage direction
    instruction or description written in the script of a play
  13. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  14. act
    a theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
  15. scene
    a subdivision of an act of a play
  16. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  17. linear
    involving a single dimension
  18. flashback
    a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
  19. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
  20. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  21. prefix
    an affix that is added in front of the word
  22. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  23. indignantly
    in a manner showing anger at something unjust or wrong
  24. appalled
    struck with dread, shock, or dismay
  25. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  26. ostentatiously
    in a manner intended to attract notice and impress others
  27. inarticulate
    without or deprived of the use of speech or words
Created on Fri Sep 11 12:03:21 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Sep 14 12:53:44 EDT 2020)

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