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The most important point of a text...
Main Idea
The meaning of 'Preview'
To view or watch before.
The meaning of analyze.
To look closely.
Comparing two things using the words like or as.
Simile.
He worked hard to 'conquer' his fears so they would not beat him.
Beat or get over.
A word that means to make an educated guess...
Inference/Infer
The meaning of 'Mistreatment'
Treat Wrongly.
The meaning of illustrate.
Create a picture or image.
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object
Personification
Unfortunately, the discussion ended in a
'dispute' even though we were hoping we
could have agreed on this issue.
Argument/Disagree
A word that means to add to...
Contribute
The meaning of "Semicircle"
Half a circle.
The meaning of significant.
Important
Comparing two things by saying something is something else.
Metaphor
She is always 'courteous'; she
is polite and considerate to
everyone.
Polite, Kind, Thoughtful
A work that means to back up...
Support
The meaning of 'International"
Between Nations.
meaning of characteristic.
A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing.
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.
Hyperbole.
The citizens tried to save the
building, but in the end they
lost and it was 'demolished'.
Torn down
A lesson the author wants you to take away from the story...
Theme
take apart or examine
The meaning of factor.
A cause of something.
A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood just by looking at the words literally.
Idiom
The students used lockers that
were in the 'corridor' because
there were no closets in the
classroom.
Hallway