Unit 5: Lesson 1

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 9, Unit 5, Lesson 1.
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  1. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  2. flashback
    a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
  3. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  4. prefix
    an affix that is added in front of the word
  5. encroach
    advance beyond the usual limit
  6. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  7. constricting
    tending to narrow or restrict freedom
  8. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  9. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
  10. dimension
    magnitude or extent
  11. external
    happening or arising outside some limits or surface
  12. statistic
    a datum that can be represented numerically
  13. sustain
    supply with necessities and support
  14. utilize
    put into service
Created on Mon Aug 31 12:35:05 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Sep 10 09:52:12 EDT 2020)

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