Unit 4: Lessons 1–2

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 6, Unit 4, Lessons 1–2.
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  1. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  2. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  3. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  4. element
    an abstract part of something
  5. justify
    defend, explain, or make excuses for by reasoning
  6. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  7. extreme
    of the greatest possible degree, extent, or intensity
  8. absolute
    perfect or complete or pure
  9. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  10. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  11. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
  12. graphic
    a visual image
  13. skim
    read superficially
  14. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  15. heading
    a line of text indicating what the passage below it is about
  16. subheading
    a title below the main title a text
  17. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  18. comma
    a punctuation mark (,) indicating the separation of elements
  19. introductory
    serving to open or begin
  20. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  21. portrait
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  22. etch
    carve or cut a design or letters into
  23. reflection
    the image of something as it appears in a mirror
  24. span
    cover or extend over an area or time period
  25. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
  26. verse
    literature in metrical form
  27. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  28. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
Created on Mon Sep 14 16:12:26 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Sep 16 11:37:58 EDT 2020)

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