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22 Cards in this Set
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clammy
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cold, sticky, and damp to the touch |
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elite
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something that has special skills or qualities that make it the best |
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commotion
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a lot of noise and confusion |
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annoyance
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something that is irritating |
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realization |
an awareness of something |
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secured
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fixed or held firmly in place
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bundle
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to wrap something in many layers |
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critical
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something of great importance |
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demolished
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completely destroyed |
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squalling
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loud, harsh cries |
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conclusion
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a judgment based on text details |
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generalization
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a broad, usually true statement |
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first-person point-of-view
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one person tells the story as "I" |
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third-person limited point-of-view
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a narrator tells the story using "he," "she," or "they" |
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characterization
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how a character is described by the author |
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complex sentence
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a sentence containing a dependent and an independent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction |
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subordinating conjunction
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a conjunction that joins two clauses to form a complex sentence |
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correlative conjunctions
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a pair of conjunctions that joins parallel words or phrases
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paraphrase
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a quotation or an idea restated in your own words |
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summary
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the main ideas of a text, retold in your own words |
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source
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anything that supplies information |
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source list
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the names of all the resources from which information is taken for a report |
