Vocabulary Flashcards

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Acquire

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1. to get, receive, or earn something

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Genial

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friendly, cheerful, and warm

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Intrigue

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to raise one’s curiosity or interest

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Justify

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1. to explain or give a good reason for

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Offensive

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disgusting and deeply upsetting

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Ruthless

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1. cruel and unworried about causing pain to others

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Vindictive

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having or showing a desire for revenge

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characterization

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The ways an author reveals and develops a character’s personality

Often includes what a character thinks, says, does, feels, and how others act toward them

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claim

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An opinion or idea supported by evidence throughout the body of an essay or paragraph; sometimes called the thesis

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concluding paragraph

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The final paragraph in an essay that restates the thesis and summarizes the essay’s key ideas