MCA Week 3 Vocabulary

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Fact

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A thing that has actually happened or is supposed to be true.

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Setting

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Where and when the story takes place.

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Fiction (stories)

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Stories that are not always true and that were created to entertain.

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Glossary

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A short dictionary in the back of a book to understand meanings of words specific to that subject.

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Guide words

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Words at the top of each page that show the first and last entry words on the page of a dictionary.

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Literal

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Words and phrases that mean exactly what they say. i.e. Cried loudly.

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Main idea

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What a reading is mostly about.

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Entry words

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The bold printed words on a page in a dictionary.

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Eliminate

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To get rid of or omit.

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Shades of meaning

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Some words have similar definitions, but there are small differences in their meaning.