Brain Dictionary Flashcards

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narratives

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(noun, plural) stories

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elaborate

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(verb) use details, descriptions, and explanations to tell and show more!

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illustration

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(noun) picture or drawing

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constitution

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(noun) the highest law of a group, organization, or government (country/state/etc.)

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5
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preamble

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(noun) the 1st part of the constitution

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stamina

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(noun) the energy, focus, and ability to stick with something / how long you can stay focused and intense with an activity

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fiction

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(noun) stories or writing that is made up/imaginary, “fake”

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nonfiction

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(noun) true or information text

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dilapidated

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(adj) broken down, run down

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value

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(noun) worth, how much something is worth

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place value

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(place value) a digits location in a number (ex: hundreds, thousands, ones, billions), where a number is placed

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definition

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(noun) the meaning or explanation of a word

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alliteration

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(noun) type of figurative language, phrase that uses the “Same Starting Sounds”

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chronological

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(adj) time order

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livid

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(adj) super angry, furious

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evaluate

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(verb) look at closely, examine to determine its worth or quality

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external

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(adj) outside

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internal

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(adj) inside

19
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collaborate

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(verb) work together

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proactive

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(adj) thinking ahead and working ahead, doing the right thing before you are asked, pusing you own learning

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optimistic

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(adj) always seeing the positive, always looking on the bright side

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pessimistic

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(adj) always thinking about the negatives or imagining the the worst case scenario