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2nd WOD
2nd 9 weeks word of the day
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General Vocab
4th Grade
01/09/2017

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acronym
Definition
a word formed from the initial letters of a title, name, etc.
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analogy
Definition
an expression of relationships
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fact
Definition
something that can be proven
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opinion
Definition
a belief, a judgement, a feeling, clue word
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biography
Definition
a story to inform you about a person's life, written by another person Facts
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Auto-biography
Definition
a TRUE story written about a person's life by that same person
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informational
Definition
a collection of facts or data informing/being informed communication of knowledge
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valid
Definition
information supported by facts and details from text
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faulty
Definition
information not supported by facts and details from the text
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generalize
Definition
to be general rather than specific, to be vague
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poetry
Definition
a composition arranged in lines expressing ideas, thoughts and emotions
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acrostic
Definition
a poem or a series of lines in which certain letters (usually the first) form
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haiku
Definition
a 3 line Japanese nature unrhymed poem consisting of 17 syllables 5,7,5 last line sometimes humorous
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syllable
Definition
a unit of a part of spoken languate
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stanza
Definition
poetry paragraphs
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end rhyme
Definition
the rhyming sound of words at the end, with end rhyme
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couplet
Definition
a two successive line poem
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spoonerism
Definition
unintentional interchange of sounds in 2 or more words
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table of contents
Definition
list the sections or chapters in the book and the page numbers
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protagonist
Definition
the main character, the good guy
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antagonist
Definition
"bad guy" or character in opposition fight and struggles with the protagonist
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pourquoi
Definition
French word why or how something in nature came to be
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exposition
Definition
background information and the stating of the setting and characters
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conflict
Definition
the struggle between opposing forces
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paraphrase
Definition
to put it in your words
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moral
Definition
the lesson
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expository
Definition
explains facts
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