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Definitions
Sentences
Synonyms
Words
Examples
100
to communicate or make known
What is convey?
100
She was able to make an educated guess, or _______ the answer based on clues.
What is infer?
100
to communicate or make known
What is convey?
100
The definition of theme
What is the life-lesson of a text?
100
"money can't by happiness"
What is theme?
200
To be more exact or sharply defined
What is precise?
200
Use _______, or clues in the text, to help you figure out a word's meaning.
What is context?
200
hint
What is imply?
200
The definition of tone.
What is the author's attitude in a text?
200
"Bose-Einstein Condensate"
What is technical language?
300
Language that can either be +, or -
What is connotative?
300
I didn't provide enough details, so my teacher told me that I needed to _______________.
What is elaborate?
300
unclear
What is vague?
300
The definition of mood
What is the atmosphere of the story?
300
"All sixth-graders are good students"
What is a generalization?
400
to examine relationships, ideas, or connections by close reading
What is analyze?
400
I had too many clothes in my closet so I began to _________ it and gave some to charity.
What is purge?
400
change
What is revision?
400
A brief story meant to entertain.
What is anecdote?
400
Her smile was the sun.
What is a metaphor (Figurative Language)?
500
the dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
500
I had to make a ___________ to my TDA because there were too many errors.
What is revision?
500
solution
What is resolution?
500
the definition of figurative language
What is words and phrases that cannot be taken literally.
500
I think that this Friday there will be a "Reading Corner Friday," because there is always one on Friday.
What is an inference?