Unit 5: Week 3 Vocabulary

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  1. disturb
    change the arrangement or position of
  2. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
  3. impact
    a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  4. compose
    form the substance of
  5. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  6. comrade
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
    Did I say Bimbo never left his master? (Perhaps I had better say “comrade,” for if anyone was the master, it was Bimbo.)
  7. custom
    accepted or habitual practice
    Bimbo did trust Tito alone exactly three times a day. It was a custom understood between boy and dog since the beginning of their friendship, and the way it worked was this…
  8. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
    Then, as Bimbo half pulled, half coaxed him along, the ground jerked away from his feet and he was thrown against a stone fountain.
  9. revive
    cause to regain consciousness
    The water—hot water!—splashing in his face revived him.
  10. heed
    pay close attention to
    The people of Pompeii had refused to heed the warnings; they were being taught now, if it was not too late.
  11. historical
    having once existed as distinct from being legendary
    Historical fiction is realistic fiction that takes place in the past.
  12. past
    the time that has elapsed
    Historical fiction is realistic fiction that takes place in the past.
  13. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
    Historical fiction is realistic fiction that takes place in the past.
    •Most characters are fictional but act like people from that time period.
    •Sometimes characters are real historical people whom the author places in made-up situations.
  14. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
    The point of view can be first person or third person.
  15. setting
    facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
    The setting is a real time and place. It is what makes this genre historical fiction.
  16. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
    The plot mixes fact with fiction.
  17. underline
    draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
    When writing the title of a book, movie, play, or magazine, underline it.
  18. italicize
    print or type using slanting letters
    When writing the title of a book, movie, play, or magazine, underline it. When typing these titles, italicize them.
  19. quotation mark
    a punctuation mark showing that words were said or written by someone else
    The titles of stories, articles, poems, and chapters within books are enclosed in quotation marks.
  20. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
    Context clues are words and phrases that surround an unfamiliar word and help you determine the word’s meaning.
  21. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
    Denotation is the literal, or dictionary, meaning of a word.
  22. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
    Connotation is the feelings or ideas that the word brings to a reader’s mind.
  23. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
    A poet can break thoughts into lines and groups of lines into stanzas.
  24. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
    A run-on line does not end with punctuation. Instead, the line ends where the rhythm and rhyme make sense for it to end.
Created on Wed Oct 14 11:08:22 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jun 21 16:29:31 EDT 2021)

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