The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Vocab 1-2

What is the definition of "Dementia"?

• An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include memory impairment

• An illness that causes memory loss and can be reversed with therapy, accessible to all ages

• A disorder that causes memory loss and can only be gotten by old people, it can be lifelong or only last a few years

• A disorder that causes memory loss and can be reversed with therapy, accessible to people over 50+ only

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of "Slander"?

• Making false statements about other people as a way of revenge

• Making false statements about yourself to be seen in a better light

• Telling lies about a person to help them boost their status

• the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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What is the definition of "Apocryphal"?

• A story that was passed down and is probably true, but is widely circulated as being false

• of questionable authority or authenticity

• A legend that was passed down from before AD, told by Jesus himself

• A story made up to teach someone something, like Jesus' parables

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the definiton of "Snooker"?

• Like the game "Billiards", you must hit the cue ball into other balls in a certain order.

• a type of pool game

• Another word for the game "Billiards"

• A game played with cue balls, where you must hit the balls into the other player's "pockets" in numerical order

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the definition of "Digression"?

• A temporary departure from what you were talking about, a cover-up

• A detour from the main idea of a book, to keep the reader engaged

• straying from main point

• A way to find out the true meaning in speech or writing

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the definition of "Aneurysm"?

• a weak wall that needs to be destroyed to be rebuilt

• A heart attack where the heart breaks off of an important blood vessel and cannot receive blood

• A heart attack where the blood forms a clot and cannot give blood to the heart

• ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

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What is the definition of "Embolism"?

• an embolus combining with another element, most likely another embolus

• a blood vessel getting clotted so the heart cannot get blood

• the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus

• a blood vessel getting cleared out with too much blood

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of "Red Herring"?

• something that draws attention to the main issue

• something that draws attention away from the main issue

• getting distracted from the main point in a book

• the main issue

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What is the definition of "Singularity"?

• Something unique in a bad way

• A personality trait, meaning being different than the rest

• Something elusive

• something peculiar or unique

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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What is the definition of "Amnesia"?

• partial or total loss of memory

• memory loss in the brain, only old people can get this condition

• A disease in which you loose your memory

• forgetting important things in your life including your family member's names

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4