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unit 2 vocabulary
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8th Grade
10/05/2014

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Term
Acquaintance
Definition
- A person's knowledge or experience ofsomething. One's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone.
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Dialect
Definition
a particular form of a language that is
particular to a specific region or social group
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Vernacular
Definition
- The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished
from the literary language
Term
Solution
Definition
- a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult
situation; a liquid mixture in which the minor component is uniformly
distributed within the major component
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Assume
Definition

- to suppose or believe something without any

proof; to take over, usually responsibilities and duties, such as with

a job, or to take on a look or attitude

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Rhetoric
Definition

- the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing,

especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional

techniques; the art or study of using language effectively and

persuasively; A style of speaking or writing, especially the language

of a particular subject

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Expository
Definition

- a statement or rhetorical discourse

intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult

mater

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Insubordination
Definition
- The act of being deliberately disobedient.
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Sympathy
Definition
- feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
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Universal
Definition

- applicable to all cases; done or experienced

by everyone

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Differentiate
Definition

- recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or

something) different; make or become different in the process of

growth or development

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Apathy
Definition
- An absence of emotion or enthusiasm.
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Presume
Definition

-suppose that something is the case on the basis of

probability; to accept legally or officially that something is true

until it is proved not true

Term
Focus
Definition

- the center of an idea, interest, or activity; to

pay particular attention to

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Genre
Definition

-a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature,

characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter

Term
Elementary
Definition

- of or relating to the most rudimentary

aspects of a subject; Of, relating to, or involving the fundamental or

simplest aspects of a subject

Term
Disposition
Definition

- a person's inherent qualities of mind and character; the

way in which something is placed or arranged, esp. in relation to

other things; a tendency to act or think in a particular way

Term
Vicinity
Definition

- the area near or surrounding a particular

place; The state of being near in space or relationship

Term
Empathy
Definition

- the ability to understand and share the feelings or situation

of another; The attribution of one's own feelings to an object

Term
Vivid
Definition

- producing powerful feelings or strong, clear

images in the mind; perceived as bright and distinct

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