Unit 1: Lesson 1

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 8, Unit 1, Lesson 1.
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  1. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  2. occupation
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
  3. option
    the act of choosing or selecting
  4. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  5. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  6. contrast
    the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
  7. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  8. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  9. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  10. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  11. science fiction
    genre involving the imagined impact of technology on society
  12. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  13. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  14. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  15. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
  16. run-on sentence
    an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
  17. diagnostic
    concerned with identifying the nature or cause of something
  18. retract
    pull inward or towards a center
  19. reintegrate
    incorporate, combine, or unify again
  20. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  21. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  22. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  23. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  24. chafe
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  25. vindictive
    showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
Created on Fri Sep 11 10:41:33 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Sep 16 11:48:33 EDT 2020)

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