English Trimester 1

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catechism

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n. a summary of relgious doctrine often in the form of questions and answers

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Catechism

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n- a book summarizing Catholic religious eliefs

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conjecture

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v. to make a guess about something on the basis of incomplete info
n. an opinion or a guess on the basis of incomplete info

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creolin

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n- a powerful disinfectant

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decrepit

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adj- weakened or broken down from old age or excessive use

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impede

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v. - to hinder or prevent

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impertinence

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n. disrespectfulness

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ingenuous

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adj- innocent, naive, childlike

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magnanimous

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adj- generous and/or forgiveing

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stench

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n- a very bad and strong odor

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terrestrial

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adj- of or relating to earth

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accost

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v- to approach and/or speak in an aggressive manner

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connoisseurship

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n- expertice

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explicit

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adj- conveyed clearly and in detail

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impunity

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n- freedom from punishment

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preclude

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v- to make impossible

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puncheon

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n- a large barrel

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recoil

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v- to spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust

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retribution

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n- a reward or punsihment for a good or bad deed; “payback’

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subside

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v- to settle down; to become less intense

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termination

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n- the end

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haggle

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v- to argue persistenlty in an effor to get the price of something lowered

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nestle

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v- to settle snugly or comfortably

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prim

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adj- neat and proper

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rouge

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n- creamy red makeup for the cheeks

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saunter

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v- to walk in a slow, leisurely manner

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aerodynamic

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adj- designed to move swiftly through the air

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barrio

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n- a Spanish speaking neighborhood usually in an urban area

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dismal

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adj- gllomy or in conflict woth the surroundings

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adroit

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adj- skillful or reasourceful

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assauge

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v- to make better or less servere

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Plot

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set of events that make up a story

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Inciting Incident

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Event that sets off the main conflict in a plot

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Rising action

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Series of events in a plot that build up to the climax

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Climax

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Turning point of the story; it is the incident that allows the story to resolve

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Falling action

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Events in a story that take place between the climax and the denouement

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Denouement

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Point in the story at which the central conflict is resolved; also called the resolution or conclusion

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In Media Res

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Literally “in the middle of things;” occurs when stories begin somewhere in the middle; events that occurred before the stories opening are told in flashbacks

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Foreshadowing

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The use of subtle clues or hints about what will happen later in a story

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Conflict

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A struggle within the story

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Internal conflict

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A character struggles within themself over intangible desires or concepts

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External conflict

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Struggle between characters or some outside force

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Theme

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The underlying idea or ideas behind a story. Theme usually provides a broad statement about humanity, life, or our universe and should be expressed in a complete sentence

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Setting

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Frame of reference in which the story takes place. This includes place, time, and social/cultural context

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Figurative Language

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Language that cannot be taken literally or only literally

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Characterization

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The way in which an author reveals a character’s traits

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Direct Characterization

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A straightforward way of describing a character; nit often involves linking verbs and adjectives

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Indirect Characterization

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Subtle way or introducing a character’s personality and other traits. The reader must find out their traits

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Adjectives answer

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Which one? what Kind? How many?

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Adverbs answer

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How? Where? When? Why? To what degree?

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bourgois

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relating to or a bout the social middle class

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brusqu

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adj. short and abrupt

n. the middle class :a person of the middle class

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evoke

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v. to bring about (a feeling or thought)

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gaiety

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n. festivity; light-heartednessor cheerfulness

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misconstrue

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v. to misinterpret the meaning, intention or character (of someone)

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obstinately

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adv. stubbornly

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revelry

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n. noisy partying

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sufficient

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adj. enough to meet the needs of a situation

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Action Verb compliments

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Direct and Indirect Objects

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Linking Verb compliments

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Predicate Nominative & predicate adjective