Week 16
This "e" word means "(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)"
What is erode?
This e word means "to judge or decide; to estimate the quality of"
What is evaluate?
This five-letter c-word means "an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt"
What is claim?
This c-word means "make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible
What is clarify?
This a-word means "Very skilled or proficient at something"
What is adept?
This "u" word means "(of a place) unsuitable for living in"
What is uninhabitable?
This two-word term starting with an "m" means "The topic that an informational text is written about"
What is main idea?
This c-word means "(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent"
What is coherent?
This t-word means "a word or phrase that connects ideas in a piece of writing"
What is transition?
This g-word means "shock or excite (someone) into taking action"
What is galvanize?
This "d" word means "an individual feature, fact, or item."
What is detail?
This "s" word means "the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level"
What is subsistence?
This "r" word means "closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered"
What is relevant?
This t-word means "a matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject"
What is topic?
This L-word means "publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm"
What is lampoon?
This "a" word is a long-necked, fish-eating bird
What is an anhinga?
This ten-letter "c" word means an assertion, especially one maintained in argument
What is contention?
This two-word term starting with a "t" means "one or two sentences that clearly identify the topic and include the points discussed in the paper"
What is "thesis statement"?
This two-word term starting with an "i" means "a non-fiction piece that is written to inform readers on a certain topic or subject"
What is informative writing?
This d-word means "regard or represent as being of little worth"
This "b" word is a mixture of clay and Spanish moss or clay and grass; used as a plaster to fill the spaces between structural framing
What is Bousillage?
This "p" word means "a long, narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk, especially in Central America and the Caribbean"
What is a pirogue?
This "b" word means, "a flat strip of land, raised bank, or terrace bordering a river or canal"
What is a berm?
This "L" word means "an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river"
What is levee?
This b-word means "an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities"
What is bastion?