amina's vocab

amina's vocab

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English

6th Grade

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Zahraa Zalzale

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1.

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an abrupt change of course; change direction

Back

tangent

2.

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of poor quality or small amount

Back

meager

3.

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a wooden frame with a rope that was used for executing a person by hanging

Back

gallows

4.

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sad, filled with gloom

Back

melancholy

5.

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regretful

Back

Rueful

6.

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feeling or expressing contempt; hate, disrespect

Back

scornful

7.

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to go back, move away from its position

Back

Receded

8.

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Front

flashback

Back

A narrative technique that presents past events.

9.

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Front

foreshadowing

Back

a technique that authors use to give hints to the reader of what might happen next