Academic Vocab 4

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Opposite in meaning to another word.

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Antonym

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Antonym of 'up'

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A word or phrase meaning the same as another.

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Synonym

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Synonym for 'under'

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Below

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Words or phrases around an unknown word that help determine its meaning.

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Context Clues

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Using context clues, determine the meaning of "defenestrated" in: "Clearly someone defenestrated this chair, because it is in the grass outside, it should be inside that room, and the window is broken!"

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To throw out a window

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A passage to convince the reader to act.

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Persuasive passage

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Example of a persuasive passage:

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A political candidate's campaign speech

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A passage providing facts or information.

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Informational Text

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Example of informational text:

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