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9th grade vocabulary
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9th Grade
09/09/2012

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character traits
Definition
characteristics of a character in a book or real life
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tone
Definition
defines makeup of the story
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external conflict
Definition
conflict between a character and an outside force
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internal conflict
Definition
conflict between a character and itself
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direct characterization
Definition
another developes the personality of a character by direct statement
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indirect characterization
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developing a character's personality by thoughts, actions, words, and other characters comments
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subordinate characters
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characters that is not a main character
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conflict
Definition
something that comes into collision or disagreement
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flash-forward
Definition
an event that will take place in the future of present time
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climax
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a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in the plot
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resolution
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a resolve or determination
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plot
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a series of related events
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suspense
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how the story is told
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foreshadowing
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to show or indicate beforehand
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antagonist
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oppose or conflict with the protagonist
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exposition
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tells us who the characters, settings, and conflicts are in the plot.
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protagonist
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main character bad guy
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setting
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the surroundings or environment of anything
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flashback
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an event in the past
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rising action
Definition
a related series of incidents in a literary plot of greatest interest
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mood
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a distinctive emotion equality or character and the atmosphere the author creates
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indirect characterization
Definition
developing a characters personality through thought, words, actions and other characters comments
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sequence
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the order in which events take place in the plot
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internal conflict
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the struggles that go on within the character
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external conflice
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a conflict that a character has with nature, or another character
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point of view
Definition
the description of why or how a character believes or feels the way they do
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direct characterization
Definition
when the author develops the personality of a character of direct statement
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palpable
Definition
intense enough to be touched
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tangible
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something you can touch
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naive
Definition
someone who is innocent
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quarry
Definition
somthing that is hunted
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futile
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pointless; without hope
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impunity
Definition
to be exempted from punishment
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obstinate
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stubbornly refusing to concede a reasonable argument
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impose
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to force your will upon another or superior strength
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immolation
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a sacrifice
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retribution
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a deserved punishment
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precluded
Definition
to be prevented from being in the presence, existence, or occurence. to make impossible
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third person limited
Definition
told from the characters point of view
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central idea of a story
Definition
the theme of the story
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unreliable narrator
Definition
narrator who is bias, or distorts the truth
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allusion
Definition
brief reference to a person, place, events, of occurence
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motivation
Definition
the reason a character does something or acts in a certain way
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dialogue
Definition
lines spoken by a character
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personification
Definition
to give human traits or qualities to a non-human
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simile
Definition
to compare two things by using the terms "like" or "as"
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metaphor
Definition
comparison without using like or as
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omniscient narration
Definition
directly and knows all thoughts
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first person narration
Definition
uses the terms, I, ME, MYSELF, MY, or any terms about character speaking
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First Person
Definition
Using "I" in a narrative told by a character in a story describes his/her thoughts, feelings, and experiences
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symbolism
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a word or symbol that stands for a word or object
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third person omniscient
Definition
told by character who knows all things
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third person limited
Definition
told from character that only knows some things
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What is potential energy in a high mountain lake?
Definition
Energy is potential when it has a lot of pressure. High potential energy in high lakes come from the elevation of the lake. The higher the potential the higher the pressure.
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Why do insectivorous plants trap insects?
Definition
Insectivorous plants usually live in nitrogen poor soil; they trap and digest insects with high levels of nitrogen to grow big and strong.
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What are root nodules?
Definition
Root nodules are a natural growth on a plant root system caused by a symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria in the host tissue.
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What types of plants have root nodules and why does this help the plant.
Definition
Plants that live in nitrogen poor soil would find this relationship helpful to maintain nitrogen in their diet. Plants in the rain forest suffer nitrogen poor soil.
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