Unit 4: Week 5 Vocabulary

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  1. limitation
    an act of restricting (as by regulation)
  2. grace
    elegance and beauty of movement or expression
  3. noble
    having high or elevated character
  4. empower
    give or delegate authority to
  5. resist
    express opposition through action or words
  6. provision
    a store or supply of something
    It’s about a two-week trip, so you best pack enough provisions.
  7. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
    We’ll make good time getting out of St. Louis, but after that the terrain gets rough.
  8. settlement
    a community of people smaller than a town
    We’ve reached the Lamar settlement.
  9. bandit
    an outlaw who is (usually) a member of a group
    It was a hard journey, especially after a run-in with bandits just outside Sterling, Colorado.
  10. oblige
    provide a service or favor for someone
    I told him what you needed and he was quick to oblige.
  11. historical
    having once existed as distinct from being legendary
    Historical fiction is a story about a real time and place in history.
  12. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
    Characters can be real or imagined and often have a conflict or problem to solve.
  13. descriptive
    serving to inform
    Authors of historical fiction use descriptive details, or vivid language, to present people, places, and events in history.
  14. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
    Novels, short stories, movies, plays, and graphic novels can all be historical fiction.
  15. short story
    a brief but fully developed prose narrative
    Novels, short stories, movies, plays, and graphic novels can all be historical fiction.
  16. movie
    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
    Novels, short stories, movies, plays, and graphic novels can all be historical fiction.
  17. play
    dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
    Novels, short stories, movies, plays, and graphic novels can all be historical fiction.
  18. graphic
    written or drawn or engraved
    Novels, short stories, movies, plays, and graphic novels can all be historical fiction.
  19. abbreviation
    a shortened form of a word or phrase
    Abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations follow special rules for capitalization.
  20. initial
    the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
    Abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations follow special rules for capitalization.
  21. acronym
    a word formed from the initial letters of several words
    Abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations follow special rules for capitalization.
  22. organization
    a group of people who work together
    Abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations follow special rules for capitalization.
  23. capitalization
    the use of uppercase letters
    Abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations follow special rules for capitalization.
  24. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
    An author’s purpose is his or her reason for writing. Authors may write to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express.
  25. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
    When an author does not state details directly, you must make inferences about characters, events, or the author’s purpose or message.
  26. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
    A noun names a person, place, thing, idea, or feeling.
  27. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
    A verb can show physical or mental action.
  28. adjective
    the word class that qualifies nouns
    An adjective describes people, places, or things.
  29. root
    basis from which words in several languages can be derived
    Latin roots are the basis for many words in English.
  30. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  31. interruption
    an act or event that causes a delay or break in an ongoing activity
  32. describe
    give an account or representation of in words
    In historical fiction, authors use specific words to describe character traits and actions.
  33. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  34. idea
    a personal view
    A writer revises drafts by adding ideas to clarify details that are vague, missing, or unclear.
  35. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
    Context clues, or words and phrases around an unfamiliar word, can help readers understand the word.
Created on Wed Oct 14 10:18:16 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Oct 16 10:31:04 EDT 2020)

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