Unit 5: Lesson 1

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 12, Unit 5, Lesson 1.
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  1. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  2. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
  3. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  4. gerund
    a noun formed from a verb
  5. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  6. dismay
    the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  7. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  8. vogue
    the popular taste at a given time
  9. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  10. veranda
    a porch along the outside of a building
  11. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  12. confine
    place limits on
  13. confirm
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  14. depress
    lessen the activity or force of
  15. reluctance
    a certain degree of unwillingness
  16. amplify
    increase in size, volume or significance
  17. generate
    bring into existence
  18. humiliation
    depriving one of self-esteem
Created on Wed Sep 02 13:47:32 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jun 21 10:16:05 EDT 2021)

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