RAA PSSA Vocabulary Unit 1

Megan W.
From the PSSA Glossary
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  1. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  2. affix
    attach to
  3. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  4. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  5. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
  6. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  7. appositive
    relating to or being in apposition
  8. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  9. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
    Author's intent to either inform or teach someone about something, to entertain people, or to persuade or convince their audience to do or not do something.
  10. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  11. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
  12. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
  13. climax
    the highest point of anything
  14. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  15. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
Created on Fri Aug 31 10:11:00 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Aug 31 10:15:37 EDT 2012)

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