Unit 6: Lessons 2–4

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 10, Unit 6, Lessons 2–4.
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  1. film
    a series of moving pictures that tells a story
  2. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  3. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  4. decisive
    characterized by resoluteness and firmness
  5. sacrilegious
    grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
  6. secluded
    hidden from general view or use
  7. contention
    a point asserted as part of an argument
  8. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  9. book review
    a critical review of a book
  10. reason
    an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
  11. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  12. etymology
    a history of a word
  13. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  14. enrapture
    hold spellbound
  15. daunting
    discouraging through fear
Created on Mon Aug 31 15:22:32 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Sep 03 16:29:02 EDT 2020)

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