Brain Dictionary Flashcards
narratives
(noun, plural) stories
elaborate
(verb) use details, descriptions, and explanations to tell and show more!
illustration
(noun) picture or drawing
constitution
(noun) the highest law of a group, organization, or government (country/state/etc.)
preamble
(noun) the 1st part of the constitution
stamina
(noun) the energy, focus, and ability to stick with something / how long you can stay focused and intense with an activity
fiction
(noun) stories or writing that is made up/imaginary, “fake”
nonfiction
(noun) true or information text
dilapidated
(adj) broken down, run down
value
(noun) worth, how much something is worth
place value
(place value) a digits location in a number (ex: hundreds, thousands, ones, billions), where a number is placed
definition
(noun) the meaning or explanation of a word
alliteration
(noun) type of figurative language, phrase that uses the “Same Starting Sounds”
chronological
(adj) time order
livid
(adj) super angry, furious
evaluate
(verb) look at closely, examine to determine its worth or quality
external
(adj) outside
internal
(adj) inside
collaborate
(verb) work together
proactive
(adj) thinking ahead and working ahead, doing the right thing before you are asked, pusing you own learning
optimistic
(adj) always seeing the positive, always looking on the bright side
pessimistic
(adj) always thinking about the negatives or imagining the the worst case scenario
