Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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Short Story
100

The act of adding notes to a text to better derive its intent.

What is annotate?

100

A category of literature.

What is genre?

100

What __________ do you have to support your theory of aliens living in New Mexico?

What is evidence?

100

The definition of Somber.

What is dark and gloomy?

100
Desiree's lineage was ___________ in the story.

What is unknown?

200

A writer's attitude toward a subject or character.

What is tone?

200

Meaning implied and not directly stated.

What is implicit?

200

The editorial _____________ ripped the new administration for their lack of swift action on the matter. 

What is commentary?

200

The definition of prevail.

What is "to conquer or to win"?

200

Armand no longer felt love for his wife due to _________________.

What is the color of the baby's skin?

300

An examination of similarities and differences.

What is compare?

300

A verbal or written expression of opinion.

What is commentary?

300

She ___________ stared disapprovingly at the student until he put away his cell phone. 

What is implicitly?

300

The definition of indulgent.

What is "overly generous or lenient"?

300

The climax of the story.

What is Armand asked Desiree to leave the plantation?

400

The act of rephrasing something in one's own words.

What is paraphrase?

400

The main points of a piece of writing.

What is summarize or summary?

400
One might argue when examining the two political parties closer, the _____________ reveals they are not that different from one another. 

What is comparison?

400

The definition of convinction.

What is "a strong held opinion or belief"?

400

Desiree's fate.

What is she killed herself and the baby?

500

A clearly stated directive.

What is explicit?

500

The opposite of one's opinion not based on facts.

What is evidence?

500

I  ___________ much of the joke, which caused me to butcher the punchline. I couldn't recall the words verbatim. 

What is paraphrased?

500

The definition of pyre.

What is "a large heap of materials intended for burning"?

500

The resolution of the story. 

What is Armand discovered his mother was not white.

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