English 2 STAAR Vocab.

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influenced by an outside factor

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affect

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to communicate, say, or tell something

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convey

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attractive or interesting

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appealing

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The author’s or speaker's attitude about the topic/situation/character/etc.

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tone

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a disagreement or problem

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conflict

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irrelevant; unrelated; off topic

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extraneous

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the main idea or argument of a paper/text

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thesis or position

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a message or idea in a selection

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theme

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to persuade someone to believe something

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convince

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important or worthy of attention

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significant