STAAR Vocab

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Connotation

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A word's emotional meaning.

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Summarize

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To briefly present the main points of something.

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Context

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A set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation.

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Audience

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Who the author is trying to persuade.

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Author's Purpose

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The reason an author writes.

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Antonym

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A word that means the opposite of another word.

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Synonym

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A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.

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Imply

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To suggest something without explicitly stating it.

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Evidence

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Facts or information that support a claim.

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Claim

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A statement that asserts something to be true.