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General Vocab
7th Grade
09/08/2015

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Claim 3
Definition
A point you are trying to make
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Support 4
Definition
Evidence used to back up the claim
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Evidence 4
Definition
Information taken from texts to support your claim
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Relevant 3
Definition
Relatable to what someone is discussing or to the topic
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Elaborate 3
Definition
To explain in further details
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Conclusion 4
Definition
The ending statement that summarizes the main point
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Memoir 4
Definition
A writing about a remarkable memory in the authors life
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Margin 4
Definition
Side of the page where often times people take notes
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Simile 4
Definition
A comparison of 2 unlike things using the words like or as
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Metaphor 4
Definition
A comparison of 2 unlike things without using like or as
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Personification 4
Definition
Giving a human characteristic to a thing or animal
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Allusion 4
Definition
A reference to a famous person, place, event, work or literature
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Style 4
Definition
The manner of writing
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Formal 4
Definition
Complex sentences and complicated words
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Informal 4
Definition
Simple sentences and smaller simpler word conversation
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Theme 4
Definition
A message about a human, life, or nature
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Avalanche 3
Definition
Large mass of snow quickly falling down the side of a mountain
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Insulate 3
Definition
The prevention of the passageway of heat through something
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Splinter 4
Definition
Break up into sharp pieces
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Ethereal 1
Definition
Light and airy
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Sly 2
Definition
Sneaky, cleaver, or cunning
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Engrossed 1
Definition
Obsessed, focused on, engaged or interested in
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Rabid 1
Definition
Rabbit is having rabbis; foaming mouth, red eyes and very angry
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Addiction 4
Definition
A habit that one is dependent on
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Median 3
Definition
The dividing area between opposing lanes of traffic on a highway or road
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Arboretum 1
Definition
A place where many trees are grown for educational viewing purposes
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Obituary 2
Definition
A public notice of a death
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Precise Language
Definition
Uses only necessary words and specific word choice
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Sensory Image
Definition
Descriptive details using your five senses
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